Common use of Physical Environment Clause in Contracts

Physical Environment. To protect the health, welfare, and safety of students and teachers, there shall be a continued alertness to prevent hazardous conditions at all times in all buildings. The preservation of safe, wholesome, and pleasant surroundings is a paramount concern of both the Board and the Union. Insofar as possible, lounges, work rooms, and lavatories shall be conveniently available for the professional staff. These facilities will not be used for regularly scheduled meetings without prior consultation with the building faculty. The Board agrees to meet and confer with the Union to seek mutually acceptable solutions where these conditions do not prevail. A pay telephone shall be available for teacher use in each building. Each teacher in a school, whether or not assigned to a specific room, shall have a desk and adequate filing space provided. The Board shall make available in each school, space which shall be reserved as a work area and which shall contain adequate equipment to aid in the preparation of instructional materials. Parking spaces for faculty cars should be designated away from the playground areas.