Safe and Secure Working Conditions. The district is committed to providing a professional working environment for employees free of workplace violence. Each building site shall establish a Safety Committee whose purpose will include the responsibility to advise the administration on matters relating to providing a healthy, safe and secure building environment. There shall be at least two (2) teachers appointed to each such committee who are selected by that building's faculty in a manner to be determined by the District. The committee shall meet at least one (1) time during each school year for this purpose. All written plans and procedures developed by the Safety Committee shall be distributed to all teachers in the building and the Central Office Administration. Subject to prohibitions against the use of video cameras/surveillance in the teacher evaluation process, surveillance equipment for security reasons consisting of video cameras, and other types of equipment, may be placed in areas where there may be congestion and/or heavy traffic, including but not limited to cafeterias, hallways, sporting facilities/gyms, entryways, stairs and parking lots.
Safe and Secure Working Conditions. The district is committed to providing a professional working environment for employees free of workplace violence. Each building site shall establish a Safety Committee whose purpose will include the responsibility to advise the administration on matters relating to providing a healthy, safe and secure building environment. There shall be at least two (2) teachers appointed to each such committee who are selected by that building's faculty in a manner to be determined by the District. The committee shall meet at least one (1) time during each school year for this purpose. All written plans and procedures developed by the Safety Committee shall be distributed to all teachers in the building and the Central Office Administration. Video cameras/surveillance equipment and footage captured by video cameras and other surveillance equipment used on school property or at school activities will not be used in the teacher evaluation process without the teacher’s prior written consent. Recording of camera footage is governed by the exact same privacy and security restrictions as are currently in force for all areas and recordings must maintain all legal protections for staff and students. This provision shall not be construed to negate or limit the District’s acceptable use policy. This provision shall also not be construed to limit the District’s right to utilize video surveillance of District property or events for safety and security reasons. During the 2021-22 school year, a joint committee with equal membership between KCKPS and NEA-KCK will research, review and propose any suggested modifications to policies, procedures, protocols and practices for video cameras and other equipment used on school property or at school events. The committee should address concerns of both Parties to include, but not be limited to: safety and security; privacy protections (specifically, areas for nursing mothers, changing clothes and restrooms); social and emotional impact on students and staff; personnel evaluation process; access to videos; retention of video; use of video; and inclusion of audio. The committee will prepare a report to be presented to the Board of Education and shared with the negotiation teams no later than March 31, 2022.
