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Common use of Emergency School Closing Clause in Contracts

Emergency School Closing. 17.01 All schools and school offices in the school system will be open on all regularly scheduled days unless closed by the Superintendent because of an emergency. In the event of the closing of a school(s) or other facilities of school operations by the Superintendent or the Board because of an emergency, when they determine that an emergency exists, the Superintendent shall have the authority to designate which day(s), if any, will be used as replacement workday(s) for workday(s) lost due to the emergency. There will be no additional compensation for the replacement day(s) worked. 17.02 When an emergency confronts the schools, notification of the closing of schools will be released for broadcast over all local radio and TV stations as soon as possible. In the event schools are closed due to severe inclement weather or other acts of nature, employees need not report to work. 17.03 When the number of students unable to reach a school is so great that the instructional program is severely impaired, that school may be closed. Employees affected will be personally notified as soon as possible prior to the beginning of the school day as to whether they are to report to duty and, if so, where and when to report. The Board shall designate radio stations which will be utilized in the employees’ notification process. Should employees be notified that they should not report, the employees’ annual compensation will remain the same. All scheduled employees’ workdays so affected shall be rescheduled by the Superintendent as soon as possible.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Contract, Collective Bargaining Contract, Collective Bargaining Contract

Emergency School Closing. 17.01 All schools and school offices in the school system will be open on all regularly scheduled days unless closed by the Superintendent because of an emergency. In the event of the closing of a school(s) or other facilities of school operations by the Superintendent or the Board because of an emergency, when they determine that an emergency exists, the Superintendent shall have the authority to designate which day(s), if any, will be used as replacement workday(s) for workday(s) lost due to the emergency. There will be no additional compensation for the replacement day(s) worked. 17.02 . When an emergency confronts the schools, notification of the closing of schools will be released for broadcast over all local radio and TV stations as soon as possible. In the event schools are closed due to severe inclement weather or other acts of nature, employees need not report to work. 17.03 . When the number of students unable to reach a school is so great that the instructional program is severely impaired, that school may be closed. Employees affected will be personally notified as soon as possible prior to the beginning of the school day as to whether they are to report to duty and, if so, where and when to report. The Board shall designate radio stations which will be utilized in the employees’ notification process. Should employees be notified that they should not report, the employees’ annual compensation will remain the same. All scheduled employees’ workdays so affected shall be rescheduled by the Superintendent as soon as possible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Contract