Common use of Protection and Safety Clause in Contracts

Protection and Safety. a. The District and the Association agree that schools need to be orderly, peaceful environments where high quality education can take place without the fear of physical and/or verbal violence. b. In order to meet the goal of having safe schools for employees and students while protecting the integrity of the learning environment, there must be policies and procedures that address the various aspects of school safety. c. It is not the intent of this policy to discourage individuals or groups from providing SSP employees with feedback, either positive or negative, regarding parents’ or their children’s concerns about the quality of instruction, classroom atmosphere, discipline, or interpersonal communication, or other relevant issues. d. The integrity of the instructional process should be paramount in the school system. In order to maintain that integrity, conferences, meetings, discussions of concerns, etc. should be scheduled. SSP employees will not be required to meet with parents during instructional day and/or clinic time if that interaction would interfere with the delivery of time sensitive or essential SSP services. If parents attempt to address concerns regarding their child with the SSP employee while the SSP employee is engaged in performing other essential functions, the SSP employee may direct the parent to either set up an appointment or to contact an administrator. e. When concerns are shared in a hostile manner by parents, guardians, or students through the use of abusive language, insults, threats, unwanted conduct, or loud discourse, the SSP employee is not obliged to continue. f. Harassment/intimidation exists if an individual or group: i. Directs personal insults (whether transmitted in writing, orally, or by electronic means) that are likely to incite an immediate adverse response from the person(s) being addressed, ii. Threatens the employee with physical harm or actually xxxxx a person, iii. Damages, defaces or destroys private property of any person,

Protection and Safety. a. The District and the Association agree that schools need to be orderly, peaceful environments where high quality education can take place without the fear of physical and/or verbal violence. b. In order to meet the goal of having safe schools for employees and students while protecting the integrity of the learning environment, there must be policies and procedures that address the various aspects of school safety. c. It is not the intent of this policy to discourage individuals or groups from providing SSP mental health employees with feedback, either positive or negative, regarding parents’ or their children’s concerns about the quality of instruction, classroom atmosphere, discipline, or interpersonal communication, or other relevant issues. d. The integrity of the instructional process should be paramount in the school system. In order to maintain that integrity, conferences, meetings, discussions of concerns, etc. should be scheduled. SSP Mental health employees will not be required to meet with parents during instructional day and/or clinic time if that interaction would interfere with the delivery of time sensitive or essential SSP mental health services. If parents attempt to address concerns regarding their child with the SSP mental health employee while the SSP mental health employee is engaged in performing other essential functions, the SSP mental health employee may direct the parent to either set up an appointment or to contact an administrator. e. When concerns are shared in a hostile manner by parents, guardians, or students through the use of abusive language, insults, threats, unwanted conduct, or loud discourse, the SSP mental health employee is not obliged to continue. f. Harassment/intimidation exists if an individual or group: i. Directs personal insults (whether transmitted in writing, orally, or by electronic means) that are likely to incite an immediate adverse response from the person(s) being addressed, ii. Threatens threatens the employee with physical harm or actually xxxxx a person, iii. Damagesdamages, defaces or destroys private property of any person,