TEACHER PROTECTION AND AUTHORITY. A. Teachers will be provided just cause as required under Florida Statutes. B. If a contracted teacher is to be disciplined which shall include reprimand, reduction in rank or compensation, suspension or dismissal, said teacher shall be permitted a representative of his or her choice if desired. When a request for such representation is made, it shall be honored, and a reasonable opportunity given for the representative to be present. C. In cases of reprimand only, any teacher may, if called in for a reprimand during a workday, delay the meeting until the end of said workday so that a representative may be present. A reasonable opportunity shall be defined as within two (2) workdays in cases other than suspension or dismissal and the same day for suspension or dismissal. D. No disciplinary action shall be taken against a teacher on the basis of an anonymous complaint without a thorough investigation which yields evidence that proves the allegation. No disciplinary action shall be taken against a teacher on the basis of a parent and/or student complaint unless the complaint has first been reported to the teacher in writing and the teacher has been given no less than five (5) work days to provide a written response to such complaint. Failure of the teacher to provide such response as provided herein shall not act as a bar to further processing of the complaint. Such written response, if provided, shall be attached to the parent/student complaint. E. No teacher shall be disciplined for refusal to work in a situation which has been declared to pose imminent danger to the teacher's health, safety, or welfare. Such a declaration shall only be valid when the evaluation and judgment as to whether the condition is unsafe is made by a person or persons selected by the Superintendent to make such evaluations and judgments. F. 1. The Board / Superintendent reserve the right to take disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, against any employee based on the seriousness of the offense and the employee’s record.
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