Controversial Material. Unit members shall be guaranteed full freedom in classroom presentations and discussions and may introduce politically, religiously, or otherwise controversial material, provided only that said material is relevant to the course content and is not disruptive to the educational process.
Controversial Material. Employees shall be allowed freedom in classroom presentations and discussions to introduce political, religious, or otherwise controversial material without bias or prejudice and without advocating personal views, provided that said material is directly relevant to the current classroom study as well as course content, and aligns with the District curriculum. (Should an Employee have knowledge that they are going to be raising a controversial issue during an upcoming class, it is advisable that the Employee confer with Building Administration and discuss any concerns they may have about the classroom activity.)
Controversial Material. Teachers shall be guaranteed full freedom in classroom presentations and discussions, and may introduce politically, religiously, or otherwise controversial material, provided only that said material is relevant to the course content.
Controversial Material. Certified Professional Employees shall be allowed freedom in classroom presentations and discussions to introduce political, religious, or otherwise controversial material, without bias or prejudice and without advocating personal views, provided that said material is directly relevant to the current classroom study as well as course content and aligns with the District curriculum. (Should a Certified Professional Employee have knowledge that they are going to be raising a controversial issue during an upcoming class, it is advisable that the Certified Professional Employee confer with the building administration and discuss any concerns that they may have about the classroom activity.)
Controversial Material. Faculty shall have the freedom to present and discuss political, religious, or otherwise controversial materials, provided the materials are relevant to the course content and appropriate to the grade level of the student and the teacher is licensed in and knowledgeable of the subject discussed. Lesson plans for any such controversial subject shall be personally called to the attention of the supervisor and submitted to the immediate supervisor on a form provided by the District, one week prior to their utilization in the classroom. Unless specific objections are noted by the department chairman or principal, the lesson plans shall be considered approved.
Controversial Material. Freedom of communication and intellectual activity should be present in all educational systems. The systems should strive to provide an opportunity for students and teachers to gain information and the various points of view on controversial issues. The materials on controversial issues should be representative of various points of view, and a sincere effort made to select representative materials covering contrasting points of view.
Controversial Material. Faculty shall have the freedom to present and discuss political, religious, or otherwise controversial materials, provided the materials are relevant to the course content and appropriate to the grade level of the student and the teacher is licensed in and knowledgeable of the subject discussed. Before beginning a new unit in the study of an obviously controversial topic, a teacher will communicate with the principal: (1) its appropriateness to the course; (2) its appropriateness for the students’ maturity level; (3) the approach to instruction; (4) the instructional materials to be used. The requirements of this section do not apply to any content covered under board-adopted standards or contained in district- approved curriculum. Unless specific objections are noted by the department chair or principal, the unit shall be considered approved.
Controversial Material. Certified employees shall be allowed freedom in classroom presentations and discussions to introduce political, religious or otherwise controversial material, provided that said material is directly relevant to the course content.
Controversial Material. Education, by its nature, is a controversial activity. However, it is against District policy to use district resources for access to inappropriate or offensive material. In an effort to comply with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) the District uses blocking and filtering services, which will make it difficult for students to gain access to inappropriate or offensive sites on the Internet. Users should realize, however, that it would be impossible to find and block all objectionable content on the Internet. Therefore, if a user encounters material inappropriate to an educational environment, the user should report the URL (Internet address) to the Information Technology Department.
Controversial Material. 9 The employee shall not be evaluated negatively for presenting controversial 10 material providing that such material is relevant to the course content and the 11 opposing points of view are presented to the class in a balanced fashion. An 12 employee shall not be evaluated negatively for expressing personal opinion 13 (qualified as his/her personal opinion to the class) on all matters relevant to the 14 course content in conjunction with other materials and/or other views.
