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BOARD SUPPORT OF TEACHERS IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. 1. The Board recognizes its responsibility to continue to give reasonable support and assistance to all teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. 2. The Board acknowledges that exceptional children require special education by specifically certified teachers. Therefore, the Board agrees to continue to seek methods of expanding appropriate programs to serve such children. 3. Any case of assault upon a teacher shall be promptly reported to the Board or its designated representative. The Board will provide legal counsel to advise the teacher of his/her rights and obligations with respect to such assault. The Board shall promptly render all reasonable assistance to the teacher in connection with the handling of the incident by law enforcement and judicial authorities, providing the teacher signs a complaint against the person involved. 4. Time lost resulting from an assault, subsequent injury and/or court procedure shall not be charged against the teacher unless he/she is adjudged guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction. 5. The Board will continue to carry Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage for all teachers in the manner required by the Laws of Michigan. Insurance carriers are to be selected by the Board. 6. Although first aid is not the major responsibility of teachers, the courts have ruled that teachers are expected to act as a reasonable, prudent person, which may include first aid, and make every reasonable effort to secure assistance. No teacher will be required to administer any medication prescribed for a student. 7. No teacher shall be required to transport any child for any reason except when the teacher, contrary to local school procedures, keeps the child after school without making adequate provision for transportation. In this type of situation the teacher will be required to stay with the child until transportation is assured. 8. The Board shall continue to provide, in sufficient quantity, special and protective clothing and safety devices as required by law or by the nature of the teaching assignment (to be determined by the District Safety Committee), furnished and uniformly used throughout the school system and shall provide for the maintaining or replacement of such articles. 9. It is recognized that discipline problems are less likely to occur in classes where a high level of student interest is maintained. It is likewise recognized that when discipline problems occur; they may most constructively be dealt with by encouragement, praise and emphasis upon the child's desirable characteristics. In situations where a teacher has exhausted all positive avenues for correcting a specific discipline problem, the student in question may be removed from class and referred to the building administrator responsible for student discipline along with a written description of the problem and corrective measures previously attempted. Every effort shall be made to have communication between the teacher and administrator occur before the student is readmitted to class. The administrator shall, upon receiving this written request of the referring teacher, submit within five (5) school days a written reply to the referring teacher stating a course of action taken to correct the discipline problem. a. Teachers may use such reasonable physical force as may be necessary to: (1) protect himself, herself, pupils or others from physical injury; and (2) to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object upon or within the control of the pupil; and (3) to protect property from physical damage. However, teachers shall not be obligated to risk their own physical safety to perform such functions. The parties agree that the use of physical force as described does not constitute corporal punishment. b. Teachers shall not use or threaten to use corporal punishment. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of physical pain by any means upon the whole or any part of a pupil's body as a penalty or punishment for a pupil's offense. Corporal punishment does not include physically escorting a student to his/her proper location including, but not limited to, the principal's office.

BOARD SUPPORT OF TEACHERS IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. 1. The Board recognizes its responsibility to continue to give reasonable support and assistance to all teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. 2. The Board acknowledges that exceptional children require special education by specifically certified teachers. Therefore, the Board agrees to continue to seek methods of expanding appropriate programs to serve such children. 3. Any case of assault upon a teacher shall be promptly reported to the Board or its designated representative. The Board will provide legal counsel to advise the teacher of his/her rights and obligations with respect to such assault. The Board shall promptly render all reasonable assistance to the teacher in connection with the handling of the incident by law enforcement and judicial authorities, providing the teacher signs a complaint against the person involved. 4. Time lost resulting from an assault, subsequent injury and/or court procedure shall not be charged against the teacher unless he/she is adjudged guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction. 5. The Board will continue to carry Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage for all teachers in the manner required by the Laws of Michigan. Insurance carriers are to be selected by the Board. 6. Although first aid is not the major responsibility of teachers, the courts have ruled that teachers are expected to act as a reasonable, prudent person, which may include first aid, and make every reasonable effort to secure assistance. No teacher will be required to administer any medication prescribed for a student. 7. No teacher shall be required to transport any child for any reason except when the teacher, contrary to local school procedures, keeps the child after school without making adequate provision for transportation. In this type of situation the teacher will be required to stay with the child until transportation is assured. 8. The Board shall continue to provide, in sufficient quantity, special and protective clothing and safety devices as required by law or by the nature of the teaching assignment (to be determined by the District Safety Committee), furnished and uniformly used throughout the school system and shall provide for the maintaining or replacement of such articles. 9. It is recognized that discipline problems are less likely to occur in classes where a high level of student interest is maintained. It is likewise recognized that when discipline problems occur; they may most constructively be dealt with by encouragement, praise and emphasis upon the child's desirable characteristics. In situations where a teacher has exhausted all positive avenues for correcting a specific discipline problem, the student in question may be removed from class and referred to the building administrator responsible for student discipline along with a written description of the problem and corrective measures previously attempted. Every effort shall be made to have communication between the teacher and administrator occur before the student is readmitted to class. The administrator shall, upon receiving this written request of the referring teacher, submit within five (5) school days a written reply to the referring teacher stating a course of action taken to correct the discipline problem. a. Teachers may use such reasonable physical force as may be necessary to: : (1) protect himself, herself, pupils or others from physical injury; and (2) to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object upon or within the control of the pupil; and (3) to protect property from physical damage. However, teachers shall not be obligated to risk their own physical safety to perform such functions. The parties agree that the use of physical force as described does not constitute corporal punishment. b. Teachers shall not use or threaten to use corporal punishment. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of physical pain by any means upon the whole or any part of a pupil's body as a penalty or punishment for a pupil's offense. Corporal punishment does not include physically escorting a student to his/her proper location including, but not limited to, the principal's office.