At times, ethics are supportive in enhancing the quality of research, while some other times it's not. Additionally, researchers "bear a special responsibility for protecting the interests of vulnerable groups throughout the research process" (Tangen, 2014, p
However, you have to be ready for it -- will you admit when things go wrong? Will you take steps to set them right? -- because the difference between triumph and defeat, you'll find, isn't about willingness to take risks. It's about mastery of rescue (Gawande, 2012)
Therefore, I would recommend that children also be examined to see that their needs are being met according to Maslow's hierarchy. This would help to support at risk students on a fundamental level and "guide them in the development of an internally consistent point-of-view and a program that related realistically to the larger world context" (Knight, 2008, p