Common use of TEACHER PROTECTION Clause in Contracts

TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 student to the principal. 41 42 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral is

TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 14 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 15 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 16 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 17 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 18 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 19 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 20 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 21 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 22 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 23 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 24 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 25 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 26 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 28 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 29 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 30 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 31 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 32 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 33 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 34 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 35 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 36 student to the principal. 41 42 37 38 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 39 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 40 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral isis 41 a conference with administration, the teacher shall be allowed to attend that 42 conference if he or she requests.

TEACHER PROTECTION. 8 A. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 9 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 10 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 11 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 12 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 13 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 14 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 15 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 16 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 17 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 18 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 19 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 20 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 21 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 23 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 24 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 25 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 26 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 27 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 28 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 29 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 30 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 31 student to the principal. 41 42 33 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 34 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 35 the other students in the class. 37 B. The teacher shall have the right and responsibility to impose classroom 38 discipline where necessary and may use reasonable force to protect 39 himself/herself from attack, or to prevent injury to a student where 40 intervention is a prudent course of action. 42 C. A teacher shall have the right to temporarily exclude a student from class 43 when the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the 44 continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. In such 1 cases, the teacher shall furnish the principal or designated representative as 2 promptly as teacher obligations will allow, with full particulars on the 3 problem or incident in writing. The Board shall be responsible for notifying 4 the teacher of the disposition of the case as promptly as administrative 5 obligations will allow. 7 D. School authorities will endeavor to achieve correction of student misbehavior 8 through counseling, interviews, and conferences. 10 E. Any case of assault upon a teacher while in the performance of his/her 11 assigned duties shall be promptly reported to the appropriate representative 12 of the Board. The Board shall render reasonable assistance to the teacher in 13 connection with handling of the incident by law enforcement authorities. 15 F. Time lost by a teacher in connection with any assault on a teacher or as a 16 consequence of the negligence of the Board shall be handled as follows, 17 provided the teacher was at all times acting within the scope of his/her 18 employment and pursuant to Board policy and applicable law: 20 1. Time for required appearances before a judicial body or legal authority 21 shall result in no loss of salary or reduction in accumulated leave. 23 2. In case of disability the teacher’s wages shall continue in full without 24 reduction in accumulated leave until Worker’s Compensation payments 25 begin. Thereafter the Board shall pay to the teacher the difference 26 between the compensation payment and the contractual salary of the 27 employee without reduction of accumulated leave until the teacher is 28 able to return to employment or is eligible for retirement, but in no 29 event more than one hundred ninety-six (196) teacher employment 30 days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the application of 31 this section. 33 3. Where a teacher is finally adjudged guilty of a criminal charge or has 34 judgment entered against him/her in a civil case as related to the 35 incident, the Board has no further responsibility for pay or loss of 36 accumulated leave. 38 G. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher based on a complaint by a 39 parent or student shall be limited to informal action unless the matter is first 40 reported to the teacher in writing. Formal disciplinary action resulting from 41 such complaint shall be limited to those matters which have been reported 42 to the teacher in writing. 1 H. If any teacher is sued in a civil action as a result of any action taken by the 2 teacher in the proper exercise of his/her responsibilities, the Board will 3 provide for the defense thereof. 5 I. No reprimand or discipline shall be discussed by the administrator(s) or the 6 teacher or representative involved in the presence of students, parents, or 7 employees not involved in the events giving rise to such reprimand or 8 discipline, provided this shall not preclude such discussion as is necessary to 9 establish the facts or to process such reprimand or discipline to the School 10 Board, and provided such shall not preclude the teacher and/or 11 representative discussing the same with appropriate Union officials. 13 J. A teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative when being 14 reprimanded or disciplined. Reassignments out of the teacher's classroom 15 following an alleged incident upon investigation shall be grounds for the 16 presence of a representative of the teacher's choice. In an emergency, such 17 meeting shall be held within one work week of the reassignment. When a 18 request for such representation has been made, no action shall be taken 19 with respect to the teacher until such representative shall have a reasonable 20 opportunity to be present. 22 K. Teacher’s desks and lockers shall not be entered or searched except in an 23 emergency or when it shall be necessary to locate a teacher’s plan book or 24 other materials to assist the instructional process. If such entrance or 25 search shall occur, the consequence teacher shall be made aware of such action and the 26 reason therefor upon his/her return to work. 28 L. The Board shall continue to provide liability insurance coverage for all 29 teachers no less comprehensive than that in effect on the effective date of 30 this Agreement. 32 M. A written statement by the Board governing use of corporal punishment of 33 students shall be made available to teachers. The Board agrees to indemnify 34 teachers against any civil damages and provide for the defense of any act 35 authorized by such written statement of the Board. 37 N. No teacher shall be disciplined for refusing to check for head lice and/or 38 perform non-emergency medical procedures on students. It is not the intent 39 of the Board that scheduled routine medical procedures be construed as 40 emergencies. 42 O. School Volunteers 43 1. The Board agrees to include on the application for volunteers a question 44 as to any felony convictions and/or child abuse convictions. 1 2. Prior to the principal assigning a volunteer to work with a classroom‌ 2 teacher, the teacher shall be given a reasonable amount of time during 3 which he/she may interview the volunteer and/or let his/her views be 4 known regarding the volunteer’s assignment to the classroom. The 5 parties agree that the best interests of all parties are served when 6 volunteer assignments are made in an atmosphere of mutual 7 consideration. 9 3. If a conflict arises after placement of a discipline referral isvolunteer in a teacher’s 10 classroom, the teacher shall request, in writing, a change of volunteers.

TEACHER PROTECTION. 7 A. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 8 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 9 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 10 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 11 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 12 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 13 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 14 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 15 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 16 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 17 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 18 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 19 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 20 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 22 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 23 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 24 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 25 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 26 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 27 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 28 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 29 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 30 student to the principal. 41 42 32 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 33 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 34 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral isis 35 a conference with administration, the teacher shall be allowed to attend that 36 conference if he or she requests. 38 B. The teacher shall have the right and responsibility to impose classroom 39 discipline where necessary and may use reasonable force to protect 40 himself/herself from attack, or to prevent injury to a student where 41 intervention is a prudent course of action. 43 C. A teacher shall have the right to temporarily exclude a student from class 44 when the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the 1 continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. In such 2 cases, the teacher shall furnish the principal or designated representative as 3 promptly as teacher obligations will allow, with full particulars on the 4 problem or incident in writing. The Board shall be responsible for notifying 5 the teacher of the disposition of the case as promptly as administrative 6 obligations will allow. 8 D. School authorities will endeavor to achieve correction of student misbehavior 9 through counseling, interviews, and conferences. 11 E. Any case of assault upon a teacher while in the performance of his/her 12 assigned duties shall be promptly reported to the appropriate representative 13 of the Board. The Board shall render reasonable assistance to the teacher in 14 connection with handling of the incident by law enforcement authorities. 16 F. Time lost by a teacher in connection with any assault on a teacher or as a 17 consequence of the negligence of the Board shall be handled as follows, 18 provided the teacher was at all times acting within the scope of his/her 19 employment and pursuant to Board policy and applicable law: 20 1. Time for required appearances before a judicial body or legal authority 21 shall result in no loss of salary or reduction in accumulated leave. 23 2. In case of disability the teacher’s wages shall continue in full without 24 reduction in accumulated leave until Worker’s Compensation payments 25 begin. Thereafter the Board shall pay to the teacher the difference 26 between the compensation payment and the contractual salary of the 27 employee without reduction of accumulated leave until the teacher is 28 able to return to employment or is eligible for retirement, but in no 29 event more than one hundred ninety-six (196) teacher employment 30 days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the application of 31 this section. 33 3. Where a teacher is finally adjudged guilty of a criminal charge or has 34 judgment entered against him/her in a civil case as related to the 35 incident, the Board has no further responsibility for pay or loss of 36 accumulated leave. 38 G. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher based on a complaint by a 39 parent or student shall be limited to informal action unless the matter is first 40 reported to the teacher in writing. Formal disciplinary action resulting from 41 such complaint shall be limited to those matters which have been reported 42 to the teacher in writing. 1 H. If any teacher is sued in a civil action as a result of any action taken by the 2 teacher in the proper exercise of his/her responsibilities, the Board will 3 provide for the defense thereof. 5 I. No reprimand or discipline shall be discussed by the administrator(s) or the 6 teacher or representative involved in the presence of students, parents, or 7 employees not involved in the events giving rise to such reprimand or 8 discipline, provided this shall not preclude such discussion as is necessary to 9 establish the facts or to process such reprimand or discipline to the School 10 Board, and provided such shall not preclude the teacher and/or 11 representative discussing the same with appropriate Union officials. 12 J. A teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative when being 13 reprimanded or disciplined. Reassignments out of the teacher's classroom 15 presence of a representative of the teacher's choice. In an emergency, such 16 meeting shall be held within one work week of the reassignment. When a 17 request for such representation has been made, no action shall be taken 18 with respect to the teacher until such representative shall have a reasonable 19 opportunity to be present. 21 K. Teacher’s desks and lockers shall not be entered or searched except in an 22 emergency or when it shall be necessary to locate a teacher’s plan book or 23 other materials to assist the instructional process. If such entrance or 24 search shall occur, the teacher shall be made aware of such action and the 25 reason therefore upon his/her return to work. 27 L. The Board shall continue to provide liability insurance coverage for all 28 teachers no less comprehensive than that in effect on the effective date of 29 this Agreement. 31 M. A written statement by the Board governing use of corporal punishment of 32 students shall be made available on the district website. The Board agrees 33 to indemnify teachers against any civil damages and provide for the defense 34 of any act authorized by such written statement of the Board. 36 N. No teacher shall be disciplined for refusing to check for head lice and/or 37 perform non-emergency medical procedures on students. It is not the intent 38 of the Board that scheduled routine medical procedures be construed as 39 emergencies. 40 41 O. School Volunteers 42 1. Prior to the principal assigning a volunteer to work with a classroom 43 teacher, the teacher shall be given a reasonable amount of time during 44 which he/she may interview the volunteer and/or let his/her views be 1 known regarding the volunteer’s assignment to the classroom. The 2 parties agree that the best interests of all parties are served when 3 volunteer assignments are made in an atmosphere of mutual 4 consideration. 6 2. If a conflict arises after placement of a volunteer in a teacher’s 7 classroom, the teacher shall request, in writing, a change of volunteers.

TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 9 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 10 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 11 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 12 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 13 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 14 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 15 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 16 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 17 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 18 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 19 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 20 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 21 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 23 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 24 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 25 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 26 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 27 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 28 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 29 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 30 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 31 student to the principal. 41 42 33 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 34 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 35 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral is

TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 student to the principal. 41 42 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral isis a conference with administration, the teacher shall be allowed to attend that conference if he or she requests. If a teacher requests a conference with an administrator or acting administrator about a referred non-ESE student, the teacher has the right to deny the entry of the referred student into his or her classroom for up to forty-five (45) minutes from the time of the incident. If the teacher invokes this clause, an administrator or acting administrator must have a conference with the teacher within three (3) days.

TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 27 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 28 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 29 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 30 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 31 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 32 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 33 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 34 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 35 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 36 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 37 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 38 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 39 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 41 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 42 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 43 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 44 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 1 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 2 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 3 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 4 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 5 student to the principal. 41 42 7 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 8 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 9 the other students in the class. If the consequence of a discipline referral is

TEACHER PROTECTION. A. The Board acknowledges the desirability of giving reasonable support and 18 assistance to teachers with respect to proper maintenance of control and 19 discipline in the classroom. Individual school procedures and policies for 20 handling student discipline shall be reviewed by each school’s School 21 Advisory Council and revised or developed as needed so as to ensure that 22 the referring teacher has the opportunity to input his/her feelings regarding 23 the disposition of the referral. Discipline procedures shall stress the 24 importance of uniform application. When the offense is serious enough to 25 warrant suspension of the student in accordance with the School Board 26 policy and/or the School Discipline Plan, such referred student will not be 27 returned to the teacher’s class the same period (or 30 minutes in elementary 28 school) from which the student was referred unless he/she is escorted by an 29 administrator or a written explanation from same stating his/her reasons for 30 the student’s return accompanies the student. 32 Except as otherwise provided herein, when a student(s) is referred to the 33 administrator for disciplinary reasons, the teacher shall be informed of the 34 conditions, if any, which have been imposed on the student before he/she 35 reenters the class. Whenever the circumstances do not permit the 36 administrator to address a particular student referral, the administrator may 37 return the student to the referring teacher's class and recall the student at a 38 later time. The referring teacher shall be notified of the necessity of such 39 return and recall. If a serious situation exists, the teacher may return the 40 student to the principal. 41 42 Before the student is returned to class, serious consideration should be 43 given to the effect such return would have on the learning environment for 44 the other students in the class. B. The teacher shall have the right and responsibility to impose classroom discipline where necessary and may use reasonable force to protect himself/herself from attack, or to prevent injury to a student where intervention is a prudent course of action. C. A teacher shall have the right to temporarily exclude a student from class when the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. In such cases, the teacher shall furnish the principal or designated representative as promptly as teacher obligations will allow, with full particulars on the problem or incident in writing. The Board shall be responsible for notifying the teacher of the disposition of the case as promptly as administrative obligations will allow. D. School authorities will endeavor to achieve correction of student misbehavior through counseling, interviews, and conferences. E. Any case of assault upon a teacher while in the performance of his/her assigned duties shall be promptly reported to the appropriate representative of the Board. The Board shall render reasonable assistance to the teacher in connection with handling of the incident by law enforcement authorities. F. Time lost by a teacher in connection with any assault on a teacher or as a consequence of the negligence of the Board shall be handled as follows, provided the teacher was at all times acting within the scope of his/her employment and pursuant to Board policy and applicable law: 1. Time for required appearances before a judicial body or legal authority shall result in no loss of salary or reduction in accumulated leave. 2. In case of disability the teacher’s wages shall continue in full without reduction in accumulated leave until Worker’s Compensation payments begin. Thereafter the Board shall pay to the teacher the difference between the compensation payment and the contractual salary of the employee without reduction of accumulated leave until the teacher is able to return to employment or is eligible for retirement, but in no event more than one hundred ninety- six (196) teacher employment days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the application of this section. 3. Where a teacher is finally adjudged guilty of a criminal charge or has judgment entered against him/her in a civil case as related to the incident, the Board has no further responsibility for pay or loss of accumulated leave. G. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher based on a complaint by a parent or student shall be limited to informal action unless the matter is first reported to the teacher in writing. Formal disciplinary action resulting from such complaint shall be limited to those matters which have been reported to the teacher in writing. H. If any teacher is sued in a civil action as a result of any action taken by the teacher in the proper exercise of his/her responsibilities, the Board will provide for the defense thereof. I. No reprimand or discipline shall be discussed by the administrator(s) or the teacher or representative involved in the presence of students, parents, or employees not involved in the events giving rise to such reprimand or discipline, provided this shall not preclude such discussion as is necessary to establish the facts or to process such reprimand or discipline to the School Board, and provided such shall not preclude the teacher and/or representative discussing the same with appropriate Union officials. J. A teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative when being officially reprimanded or disciplined. Reassignments out of the teacher's classroom following an alleged incident upon investigation shall be grounds for the presence of a representative of the teacher's choice. In an emergency, such meeting shall be held within one work week of the reassignment. When a request for such representation has been made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative shall have a reasonable opportunity to be present. K. Teacher’s desks and lockers shall not be entered or searched except in an emergency or when it shall be necessary to locate a teacher’s plan book or other materials to assist the instructional process. If such entrance or search shall occur, the consequence teacher shall be made aware of a discipline referral issuch action and the reason therefor upon his/her return to work. L. The Board shall continue to provide liability insurance coverage for all teachers no less comprehensive than that in effect on the effective date of this Agreement. M. A written statement by the Board governing use of corporal punishment of students shall be made available to teachers. The Board agrees to indemnify teachers against any civil damages and provide for the defense of any act authorized by such written statement of the Board. N. No teacher shall be disciplined for refusing to check for head lice and/or perform non-emergency medical procedures on students. It is not the intent of the Board that scheduled routine medical procedures be construed as emergencies.