Common use of ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL FREEDOM Clause in Contracts

ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL FREEDOM. A. Academic freedom shall be granted to teachers in the study, investigation and presentation of any facts and/or ideas concerning people, human society, the physical and biological world, and other branches of learning, subject to accepted standards of professional responsibility with due regard to the maturity level of the student, District rules and policies, state Curriculum Frameworks, California State Standards, Board‐approved curriculum and instructional material, and the laws of the State of California. B. The Board of Education, as an employer, is not concerned with the personal life of any teacher, unless it prevents the teacher from performing assigned functions. The citizenship and the teacher’s religious or political activities are not grounds for discipline or discrimination with respect to the teacher’s professional employment as long as he/she does not violate any local, state, or federal law. The Association recognizes that the Board of Education, as per Board Policy 0402, is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical handicap (or disability), or age, in any of its policies, programs, practices, or procedures. C. No person, including a pupil, shall use any electronic listening, recording, or video device in any individual teacher’s classroom without first receiving the prior consent of both the teacher and the principal of the school. This provision shall not preclude a teacher from using such devices in his/her classroom. The Board of Education shall press for the prosecution, under provision of Education Code Section 51512, of any person, or student, violating this code section.

ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL FREEDOM. A. Academic freedom shall be granted to teachers in the study, investigation and presentation of any facts and/or ideas concerning people, human society, the physical and biological world, and other branches of learning, subject to accepted standards of professional responsibility with due regard to the maturity level of the student, District rules and policies, state Curriculum Frameworks, California State Standards, Board‐approved Board-approved curriculum and instructional material, and the laws of the State of California. B. The Board of Education, as an employer, is not concerned with the personal life of any teacher, unless it prevents the teacher from performing assigned functions. The citizenship and the teacher’s religious or political activities are not grounds for discipline or discrimination with respect to the teacher’s professional employment as long as he/she does not violate any local, state, or federal law. The Association recognizes that the Board of Education, as per Board Policy 0402, is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical handicap (or disability), or age, in any of its policies, programs, practices, or procedures. C. No person, including a pupil, shall use any electronic listening, recording, or video device in any individual teacher’s classroom without first receiving the prior consent of both the teacher and the principal of the school. This provision shall not preclude a teacher from using such devices in his/her classroom. The Board of Education shall press for the prosecution, under provision of Education Code Section 51512, of any person, or student, violating this code section.