Common use of ASSOCIATION RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. A. It is the responsibility of teachers to comply with the rules, regulations and directions adopted from time to time by the Board, Administration or its representatives. It is understood that this contract shall take precedence over any such rules, regulations and directions where a conflict exists. The Association recognizes that abuses of sick leave or other leaves of absence, chronic tardiness or absence, willful deficiencies in professional performance, violations of this contract reflect adversely upon the teaching profession and create undesirable teaching conditions in the school building. Teacher discipline and reprimands will not be of an arbitrary and capricious nature, and such discipline will be of a progressive nature unless the nature of the offense warrants otherwise. A teacher shall be entitled, at his/her request, to have a representative of the Association present when he/she is being reprimanded for any of the above violations, abuses, or deficiencies. When the teacher requests representation in accordance with the above, no further action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until the Association representative is present. The Association agrees to make available a representative of the Association within twenty-four (24) hours of any request arising from this provision, and further recognizes that compliance with this provision shall not prevent immediate action where the situation warrants same.

ASSOCIATION RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. A. It is the responsibility of teachers to comply with the rules, regulations and directions adopted from time to time by the Board, Administration or its representatives. It is understood that this contract shall take precedence over any such rules, regulations and directions where a conflict exists. The Association recognizes that abuses of sick leave or other leaves of absence, chronic tardiness or absence, willful deficiencies in professional performance, violations of this contract reflect adversely upon the teaching profession and create undesirable teaching conditions in the school building. Teacher discipline and reprimands No teacher will not be of an arbitrary and capricious naturedisciplined or reprimanded without just cause, and such discipline will be of a progressive nature unless the nature of the offense warrants otherwise. A teacher shall be entitled, at his/her request, to have a representative of the Association present when he/she is being reprimanded for any of the above violations, abuses, or deficiencies. When the teacher requests representation in accordance with the above, no further action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until the Association representative is present. The Association agrees to make available a representative of the Association within twenty-four (24) hours of any request arising from this provision, and further recognizes that compliance with this provision shall not prevent immediate action where the situation warrants same.