Public Complaint. Public complaints shall be handled in accordance with the adopted policies and procedures of the Board of Education. Such policies and procedures shall not be subject to collective bargaining. In each step of the Board’s policy or procedure, a teacher may request, and be granted, an Association representative of the teacher’s choosing. Except where the possibility of irreparable harm and damage might take place unless the Administration and/or the Board takes immediate action, complaints lodged against teachers by students, parents, or members of the community should be resolved informally by the building principal. Discipline of a teacher within the bargaining unit by an administration shall, upon request of the teacher, be in the presence of an Association representative and the administrator making the charge or imposing the disciplinary action.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement