Common use of Removal of Reprimands Clause in Contracts

Removal of Reprimands. Written reprimands pertaining to employee conduct or work performance which are remedial in nature shall be removed from the personnel files three (3) years from the date of notice, at the request of the employee. In accordance with RCW 28A.400.301, no information related to substantiated verbal or physical or sexual misconduct may be removed from any employee file. In accordance with RCW 28A.400.301, information related to alleged verbal or physical abuse or sexual misconduct that has not been substantiated may be expunged. A Certificated Staff Annual Performance Summary shall not be deemed to be included within the definition of the term “reprimand” as utilized herein and, therefore, shall not be subject to removal from the files under the terms of this provision. No specific use of the word “reprimand” nor actual text of a reprimand shall be included in a performance summary. Any material removed from the personnel files as described herein shall, at the discretion of the District and upon written notice to the employee, be placed in a separate file maintained by the District’s General Counsel. Said file shall be accessed only by the District’s General Xxxxxxx, the employee or his/her authorized representative. No material maintained in the sealed file referenced above shall be deemed admissible in any subsequent disciplinary action following its removal from the personnel files unless said material is specifically analogous to the employee’s behavior giving rise to the subsequent disciplinary action.

Removal of Reprimands. Written reprimands pertaining to employee conduct or work performance which are remedial in nature shall be removed from the personnel files three (3) years from the date of notice, at the request of the employee. In accordance with RCW 28A.400.301, no information related to substantiated verbal verbal, or physical or sexual misconduct may be removed from any employee file. In accordance with RCW 28A.400.301, information related to alleged verbal or physical abuse or sexual misconduct that has not been substantiated may be expunged. A Certificated Staff Annual Performance Summary shall not be deemed to be included within the definition of the term “reprimand” as utilized herein and, therefore, shall not be subject to removal from the files under the terms of this provision. No specific use of the word “reprimand” nor actual text of a reprimand shall be included in a performance summary. Any material removed from the personnel files as described herein shall, at the discretion of the District and upon written notice to the employee, be placed in a separate file maintained by the District’s General Counsel. Said file shall be accessed only by the District’s General XxxxxxxCounsel, the employee or his/her their authorized representative. No material maintained in the sealed file referenced above shall be deemed admissible in any subsequent disciplinary action following its removal from the personnel files unless said material is specifically analogous to the employee’s behavior giving rise to the subsequent disciplinary action.