Common use of CLASSROOM CONTROL Clause in Contracts

CLASSROOM CONTROL. 9.01 Efforts to deal with student behavior in schools are directed to a higher goal than control of conduct in classroom halls and grounds. That goal is the learning of adequate student self-direction and control within the framework of what society has defined as acceptable behavior. Effective classroom teaching is dependent upon teacher control of the classroom. 9.02 Each Building Principal shall publish and distribute at the beginning of each school year to all students and teachers, written behavioral rules and regulations along with projected disciplinary measures in accordance with state law and/or Board policy. 9.03 The Board and Administration shall support and assist employees with respect to maintenance of classroom control and discipline according to school policies, rules, and regulations. This paragraph also applies to alternative educational programs that take place outside the normal school day (e.g., Clearview Academy”). 9.04 In case of verbal or physical threat or assault, the procedures to be followed shall include, but are not limited to the following: A. A bargaining unit member who has been verbally or physically threatened or assaulted may make an oral report to the Building Principal or his/her designee. The employee shall make a written report to the Building Principal before leaving school that day or as soon as possible. The report shall contain relevant fact(s) and include names of employees, students, and/or other persons who witnessed the threat or assault. B. When there is probable cause for believing that threatened actions could become a reality, the Building Principal, if he/she deems necessary, shall notify the police. In any case, the employee, acting in a personal capacity may notify the police if he/she judges such notification to be necessary. If it is determined that charges should be filed against the student, the employee will file a complaint with the Juvenile Court or the City Solicitor, as appropriate, and provide such reports as may be required for the processing of the case. C. At the discretion of the bargaining unit member in charge of the classroom, the accused student or students may be immediately removed from class. The Building Principal will investigate the allegations and decide whether disciplinary action is appropriate. Charges may be filed against the student as indicated in the previous paragraph. If the charges are filed and substantiated, and if and when the student may be permitted to return to classes, he/she will be transferred out of the assaulted teacher’s class upon the teacher’s request provided a suitable alternative class assignment can be made. A. It is recognized that securing desirable student behavior is integrally bound with the educational process and thus is promoted largely through positive instructional and counseling measures occasionally supplemented by enforcement procedures. It is further recognized that teachers are to secure adherence to school regulations and students are expected to comply with reasonable direction from all adult school employees in accordance with the Board’s school discipline policy and procedures. The Board periodically will review and, if it deems necessary, direct the development of further recommendations regarding such policy and procedures. B. The Board is cognizant that, in spite of the normal and reasonable efforts of a teacher and/or counselor, certain students may chronically and/or flagrantly disregard the teacher in the exercise of his/her legal authority. When such is the case, prompt and firm administrative support for the teacher is considered essential to the maintenance of good order in school. C. The Board further recognizes that certain students may possess characteristics outside of the normal range considered appropriate for the regular classroom situation. Whenever it appears that a particular student may require the attention of special counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, physicians, or other professional persons, school authorities will take reasonable steps to assist the teacher in his/her responsibilities with respect to such student. D. A student who repeatedly disrupts the learning environment in the classroom and fails to respond to efforts of the classroom teacher to control such misbehavior shall be referred to the Building Principal or his/her designee, unless the student’s behavior is a manifestation of his/her disability. The teacher shall furnish a written summary of the facts of the case. The Building Principal shall develop procedures for making such referrals within the building and distribute copies to all teachers in that building in accordance with state law and/or Board policy. E. In order to maintain student control and to protect persons and property, employees may, within the scope of their employment, act in accordance with O.R.C. 3319.41(C). Employees acting in accordance with this provision shall be entitled to the protection afforded by Article 19. 9.06 In accordance with O.R.C. 3313.66, if a student’s presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process taking place either within a classroom or elsewhere on the school premises, to the extent permitted by law, a bargaining unit member may remove a student from curricular activities under the teacher’s supervision for the remainder of the class period (Xxxxxxx and High School) or a minimum of forty-five (45) minutes (Xxxxxxx). As soon as practicable after making such a removal, the teacher shall submit in writing to the principal the reasons for such removal. The teacher shall refer the student to the principal for consideration of an emergency removal, to the extent permitted by law. A. If suspension or expulsion is contemplated, a hearing will be held within three (3) school days from the time the initial removal is ordered. If an administrator intends to reinstate a student in the bargaining unit member’s class prior to the hearing, the administrator must provide the employee with written reasons for doing so. B. Any employee who orders, causes, or requests an emergency removal of a student must, under O.R.C. 3313.66(C), be present at the hearing referenced in the preceding paragraph. C. If it is determined after a hearing that the removed student is going to be suspended or expelled, he/she shall not be returned to the same employee’s class until after a suspension/expulsion is served unless reinstated by an appeal hearing or court order. 9.07 A. Bargaining unit members have the final authority to issue grades. No employee assigned grades will be altered without being mutually agreed to by the employee and the administrator.

CLASSROOM CONTROL. 9.01 Efforts to deal with student behavior in schools are directed to a higher goal than control of conduct in classroom classrooms, halls and grounds. That goal is the learning of adequate student self-direction and control within the framework of what society has defined as acceptable behavior. Effective classroom teaching is dependent upon teacher control of the classroom. 9.02 Each Building Principal shall publish and distribute at the beginning of each school year to all students and teachers, written behavioral rules and regulations along with projected disciplinary measures in accordance with state law and/or Board policy. 9.03 The Board and Administration shall support and assist employees with respect to maintenance of classroom control and discipline according to school policies, rules, and regulations. This paragraph also applies to alternative educational programs that take place outside the normal school day (e.g., Clearview Academy”). 9.04 In case of verbal or physical threat or assault, the procedures to be followed shall include, but are not limited to the following: A. A bargaining unit member who has been verbally or physically threatened or assaulted may make an oral report to the Building Principal or his/her designee. The employee shall make a written report to the Building Principal before leaving school that day or as soon as possible. The report shall contain relevant fact(s) and include names of employees, students, and/or other persons who witnessed the threat or assault. B. When there is probable cause for believing that threatened actions could become a reality, the Building Principal, if he/she deems necessary, shall notify the police. In any case, the employee, acting in a personal capacity may notify the police if he/she judges such notification to be necessary. If it is determined that charges should be filed against the student, the employee will file a complaint with the Juvenile Court or the City Solicitor, as appropriate, and provide such reports as may be required for the processing of the case. C. At the discretion of the bargaining unit member in charge of the classroom, the accused student or students may be immediately removed from class. The Building Principal will investigate the allegations and decide whether disciplinary action is appropriate. Charges may be filed against the student as indicated in the previous paragraph. If the charges are filed and substantiated, and if and when the student may be permitted to return to classes, he/she will be transferred out of the assaulted teacher’s class upon the teacher’s request provided a suitable alternative class assignment can be made. A. It is recognized that securing desirable student behavior is integrally bound with the educational process and thus is promoted largely through positive instructional and counseling measures occasionally supplemented by enforcement procedures. It is further recognized that teachers are to secure adherence to school regulations and students are expected to comply with reasonable direction from all adult school employees in accordance with the Board’s school discipline policy and procedures. The Board periodically will review and, if it deems necessary, direct the development of further recommendations regarding such policy and procedures. B. The Board is cognizant that, in spite of the normal and reasonable efforts of a teacher and/or counselor, certain students may chronically and/or flagrantly disregard the teacher in the exercise of his/her legal authority. When such is the case, prompt and firm administrative support for the teacher is considered essential to the maintenance of good order in school. C. The Board further recognizes that certain students may possess characteristics outside of the normal range considered appropriate for the regular classroom situation. Whenever it appears that a particular student may require the attention of special school counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, physicians, or other professional persons, school authorities will take reasonable steps to assist the teacher in his/her responsibilities with respect to such student. D. A student who repeatedly disrupts the learning environment in the classroom and fails to respond to efforts of the classroom teacher to control such misbehavior shall be referred to the Building Principal or his/her designee, unless the student’s behavior is a manifestation of his/her disability. The teacher shall furnish a written summary of the facts of the case. The Building Principal shall develop procedures for making such referrals within the building and distribute copies to all teachers in that building in accordance with state law and/or Board policy. E. In order to maintain student control and to protect persons and property, employees may, within the scope of their employment, act in accordance with O.R.C. 3319.41(C). Employees acting in accordance with this provision shall be entitled to the protection afforded by Article 19. 9.06 In accordance with O.R.C. 3313.66, if a student’s presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process taking place either within a classroom or elsewhere on the school premises, to the extent permitted by law, a bargaining unit member may remove a student from curricular activities under the teacher’s supervision for the remainder of the class period (Xxxxxxx and High School) or a minimum of forty-five (45) minutes (Xxxxxxx). As soon as practicable after making such a removal, the teacher shall submit in writing to the principal the reasons for such removal. The teacher shall refer the student to the principal for consideration of an emergency removal, to the extent permitted by law. A. If suspension or expulsion is contemplated, a hearing will be held within three (3) on the next school days from the time day after the initial removal is ordered. If an administrator intends to reinstate a student in the bargaining unit member’s class prior to the hearing, the administrator must provide the employee with written reasons for doing so. B. Any employee who orders, causes, or requests an emergency removal of a student must, under O.R.C. 3313.66(C), be present at the hearing referenced in the preceding paragraph. C. If it is determined after a hearing that the removed student is going to be suspended or expelled, he/she shall not be returned to the same employee’s class until after a suspension/expulsion is served unless reinstated by an appeal hearing or hearing, court order, or as otherwise required by law. 9.07 A. Bargaining unit members have the final authority to issue grades. No employee assigned grades will be altered without being mutually agreed to by the employee and the administrator.