Common use of PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM Clause in Contracts

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. A The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing per- forming his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial preju- dicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. position . B Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional pro- fessional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness ’s effec- tiveness in his/her teaching positionposition . The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. property . C Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. values . D The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals freedomisbasictotheattainmentoftheeducationalgoals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 11 . Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly par- ticularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time availableavailable . Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own mindsminds . Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information infor- mation available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgmentjudgment . Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinionsopinions . 22 . A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of othersothers . 33 . A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially essen- tially balanced and fairfair . He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students withstudents to further his/her own political aims ownpoliticalaims or those of any individual or group. E. group . E No unit member shall be disciplined without proper causecause . If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this AgreementAgreement . For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. notices . F Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  ■ when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  ■ when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation in- vestigation might be tainted;  ■ when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  ■ when there is a danger of disruption to the educational educa- tional process of the school systemsystem . The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary tem- porary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest in- terest of unit member and the school systemsystem . During the course of an investigationofaninvestigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the casecase . A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. disciplined . G Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative admin- istrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. Ombudsman . H The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networksnetworks .

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  • when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  • when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  • when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  • when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment employ­ment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial contro­versial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual intellec­tual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially essential­ly balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association Associa­tion representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidationintimi­dation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. A The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing per- forming his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to hispreju- dicial tohis/her effectiveness in hisinhis/her teaching position. B. teachingposition . B Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional pro- fessional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness ’s effec- tiveness in his/her teaching positionposition . The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member againstany unitmember because of hisofhis/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. property . C Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation ob- ligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. values . D The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals freedomisbasictotheattainmentoftheeducationalgoals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly par- ticularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time availableavailable . Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own mindsminds . Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgmentjudgment . Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinionsopinions . 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others.that 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially essen- tially balanced and fairfair . He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students withstudents to further his/her own political aims ownpoliticalaims or those of any ofany individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper causegroup . If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.arTiCLe arTiCLe

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh xxx xxxxx alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  • when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  • when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  • when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  • when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life It is the policy of a unit member the District that all instruction shall be fair, accurate, objective, appropriate to the concern ofage and maturity of the student(s), and warrant sensitive to the attention of, community needs and the needs and values of our diverse cultures and heritages. State law and District policy also allow and require the Board only as it may directly prevent to adopt the unit member curriculum for the District and select appropriate texts and other materials to implement the adopted curriculum. Within these policies and requirements, teachers are entitled to a degree of protection from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours censorship or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her prior restraint which might interfere with their obligation to support pursue truth in the goals performance of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree thattheir teaching functions. Accordingly: 1. Unit members A unit member shall be responsible for providing students with have reasonable freedom in the opportunity to investigate various sides of classroom presentations and discussions and may introduce political, religious or otherwise controversial material, provided that the topics presented in their coursessaid material is accurate, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance relevant to the course, consistent with the level of age and maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, pupils and within the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom scope of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinionslaw. 2. In performing teaching functions, unit members shall have reasonable freedom to express their opinions on all matters relevant to the course content, and consistent with the grade level and age and maturity of the pupils, in an objective manner. A unit member does member, however, shall not have privileged status by virtue of use his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of othersindoctrinate students with his/her own personal political and/or religious views. Teachers will be encouraged to present opposing views on controversial issues. 3. A unit member may express may, and on request of the site administrator shall, submit any supplementary material or course content to a review committee for a determination of whether the material or content complies with the provisions of this article and current law. The review committee shall consist of one teacher selected by the Association who shall not be employed at the site of the teacher involved, an administrator not employed at the school of the teacher involved selected by the Superintendent and a member of the Board of Trustees selected by the President of the Board. The determination of the Review Committee shall be final and binding on the parties. B. The personal life of the unit member is not an appropriate concern of the District for purposes of evaluation or disciplinary action unless it interferes with the unit member’s performance of his/her own opinions in regard to politicalassigned duties, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or groupexcept as authorized by Education Code. E. No C. A unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6entitled to full rights of citizenship, Section 202 and no religious or political activities, or lack thereof, of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline any unit member shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation used for the purposes of misconduct evaluation or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigationdisciplinary action unless said activities violate local, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Programstate, or the Office of Ombudsmanfederal law. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values.. FY20185 – FY202017 MCEA/BOE CONTRACT Page 40 D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. A The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing perform- ing his/her assigned functions during duty hours or violate vio- late local, state, national, or common law, or be prejudicial to his/her effectiveness in his/her teaching position. B. . B Religious activity, political activity, marital, or parental status sta- tus shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional profes- sional employment or promotion, providing said activities activi- ties do not violate state, local, national, or common law, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's ’s effectiveness in his/her teaching position. The Board and the Association Associa- tion agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her participation in religiousreli- gious, political, or teacher organization activities conducted con- ducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. . Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her obligation obli- gation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. . D The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public Schools, agree that: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students stu- dents with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly partic- ularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh alternate views and make up their own minds. Students Stu- dents shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluateeval- uate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions in order to develop as fully as possible their capacities for rational judgmentjudg- ment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance xxxxx- ance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced bal- anced and fair. He/she shall not use his/her professional profes- sional contacts with students to further his/her own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaint, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.

PERSONAL & ACADEMIC FREEDOM. A. The personal life of a unit member shall be the concern of, and warrant the attention of, the Board only as it may directly prevent the unit member from properly performing his/her their assigned functions during duty hours hours; or violate local, state, national, or common law, applicable laws; or be prejudicial to his/her their effectiveness in his/her their teaching position. B. Religious activity, political activity, marital, marital or parental status shall not be grounds for discrimination for professional employment or promotion, providing said activities do not violate state, local, national, or common lawapplicable laws, or are not prejudicial to the unit member's ’s effectiveness in his/her their teaching position. The Board and the Association agree that they will not take any action against any unit member because of his/her their participation in religious, political, or teacher teacher-organization activities conducted outside duty hours and off school property. C. Each unit member recognizes and accepts his/her their obligation to support the goals of education and to xxxxxx respect for the heritage of democratic values. D. The Board and the Association, believing that academic freedom is basic to the attainment of the educational goals of the Xxxxxxxxxx County Public SchoolsMCPS, agree thatas follows: 1. Unit members shall be responsible for providing students with the opportunity to investigate various sides of the topics presented in their courses, particularly in relation to controversial subjects, within such limits as may be imposed by relevance to the course, the level of maturity and the intellectual ability of the students, and the time available. Unit members shall permit freedom of expression on those topics that are matters of opinion so that students may weigh xxx xxxxx alternate views and make up their own minds. Students shall be encouraged to examine, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information available to them before drawing conclusions conclusions, in order to develop develop, as fully as possible possible, their capacities for rational judgment. Unit members shall strive to promote tolerance for the opinions of others and respect for the right of all individuals to hold and express differing opinions. 2. A unit member does not have privileged status by virtue of his/her their position to make statements that are libelous, slanderous, or that violate the civil rights of others. 3. A unit member may express his/her their own opinions in regard to political, social, and religious values or issues issues, provided that the total presentation is essentially balanced and fair. He/she They shall not use his/her their professional contacts with students to further his/her their own political aims or those of any individual or group. E. No unit member shall be disciplined without proper cause. If a remedy exists under Article 6, Section 202 202, of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, it is understood that actions taken under that article and section are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 5 of this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph, discipline shall be defined as including reprimand and warning notices. F. Unit members may be placed on administrative leave with pay pay, pending investigation of misconduct or possible criminal conduct—  — 1. when a unit member is considered to be a danger to others or self;  ; 2. when there is reason to believe that a sensitive investigation might be tainted;  ; 3. when it is determined that administrative leave is in the best interest of the unit member; or  or 4. when there is a danger of disruption to the educational process of the school system. The Office of Human Resources and Development will work with teachers educators on administrative leave to find temporary alternative assignments when it is in the best interest of the unit member and the school system. During the course of an investigation, the Office of Human Resources and Development will regularly update the appropriate MCEA representative as to the status of the case. A unit member will be entitled to have an Association representative present when the unit member is to be disciplined. G. Unit members who claim administrative harassment, intimidation, and reprisal may seek relief through administrative complaintcomplaint and, and where appropriate, the Diversity and Training Equity Initiatives Unit, the Employee Assistance Program, or the Office of Ombudsman. H. The protections afforded under this Agreement to speech and academic freedom will be applied equally to information posted on school computer networks.