Common use of RACE RELATIONS Clause in Contracts

RACE RELATIONS. 1. The Board and the Association do not condone and will not tolerate any expression of racism. 2. District and school staffs shall take appropriate individual and professional action to eliminate all forms of behaviour derogatory toward ethnic and cultural groups in our schools. 3. Any written allegation of racism within the School District will be investigated by the superintendent and the results reported to the Board. 4. In instances where alleged propagandist or prejudicial conduct results in a dispute which cannot be resolved at the school level, the superintendent shall convene a committee comprised of a teacher, a school administrator, and a resource person appropriate for the case concerned. The committee shall hear any student and staff reports on the situation and, if deemed advisable, investigate them further. It shall report its deliberations to the superintendent for presentation to the Board.