Common use of PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM Clause in Contracts

PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM. 29.1 It is the policy of the District that all instruction shall be fair, accurate, objective and appropriate to the age and maturity of the student(s) and sensitive to the community needs and the needs and values of our diverse cultures and heritages. Academic freedom is essential to the fulfillment of this policy and the District acknowledges the fundamental need to protect unit members from any censorship or restraint which might interfere with the unit member’s obligation to pursue truth in performance of their teaching functions. Accordingly: 29.1.1 A unit member shall have reasonable freedom in classroom or school-related presentations and discussions and may introduce political, religious or otherwise controversial material, provided that said material is relevant to the course content and within the scope of the law. 29.1.2 In performing teaching or counseling functions, unit members shall have reasonable freedom to express their opinions on all materials relevant to the course content or their professional functions, in any objective manner. A unit member, however, shall not utilize his/her position to indoctrinate students with his/her own personal, political and/or religious views. 29.2 The personal life of a unit member is not an appropriate concern of the District for purposes of evaluation or disciplinary action unless it prevents the unit member from performing his/her assigned duties. 29.3 A unit member shall be entitled full right of citizenship and no religious or political activities, or lack thereof, of any unit member shall be used for purposes of evaluation or disciplinary action unless said activities violate local, state or federal law.

PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM. 29.1 It is the policy of the District that all instruction shall be fair, accurate, objective objective, and appropriate to the age and maturity of the student(s) pupil(s), and sensitive to the community community’s needs and the needs and values of our diverse cultures and heritages. Academic freedom is essential to the fulfillment of this policy and the District acknowledges the fundamental need to protect unit members from any censorship or restraint which might interfere with the a unit member’s obligation to pursue truth in the performance of their his/her teaching functions. Accordingly:duties. 29.1.1 A unit member 8.20.1 Unit members shall have reasonable freedom in classroom or school-related presentations and discussions discussions, and may may, consistent with existing Board Policy, introduce political, religious religious, social or otherwise controversial material, provided that said material is appropriate and relevant to the adopted course content and is within the scope of the law. 29.1.2 8.20.2 In performing teaching or counseling functions, unit members shall have reasonable freedom to express their opinions on all materials matters appropriate and relevant to the course content or their professional functionscontent, in any an objective manner. A unit member, however, Unit members shall present all known sides of controversial issues and shall not utilize his/her position their positions to indoctrinate students with his/her their own personal, political political, social, and/or religious views. 29.2 8.20.3 The personal life of a unit member is not an appropriate concern of the District for purposes of evaluation or disciplinary action unless it prevents the unit member from performing his/her assigned duties. 29.3 A unit member shall be entitled full right of citizenship and no religious or political . No religious, political, nor personal activities, or nor lack thereof, of any unit member shall be used for purposes of evaluation or disciplinary action unless said activities violate Board Policies, or local, state state, or federal lawlaws.