Common use of Children of Bargaining Unit Members Clause in Contracts

Children of Bargaining Unit Members. The children of bargaining unit members employed by the Committees as of the date of ratification shall be allowed to attend the Somerset Public Schools or the Somerset-Berkley Regional School District. Children of bargaining unit members who are hired after the date of ratification of this Agreement shall not be allowed to register and enroll their children in either the Somerset Public Schools or the Somerset-Berkley Regional School District. When the last child attending Somerset or Somerset-Berkley either leaves the districts or graduates under the terms of this article, this article shall be deleted from the parties’ contract. Prior to a teacher seeking tuition-free attendance of his/her child in either the Somerset Public Schools or the Somerset-Berkley Regional School District, each teacher must first seek to attend either Somerset or Somerset-Berkley through the school choice program. If there are no school choice seats in a particular grade, the teacher will be allowed to enroll his/her child in the SPS and/or SBRSD under this article. This benefit will apply to all current bargaining unit members hired on or before July 15, 2011.