TEACHER RIGHTS Sample Clauses

TEACHER RIGHTS. X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes, and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any term or condition of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment. B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws, or applicable civil service laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere. C. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, provided that when special custodial service is required, the Board may make a reasonable charge therefore. No charge shall be made for use of school rooms before the commencement of the school day or until 6:00 p.m. X. Xxxx authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations. E. The Association shall have the right to use School facilities and equipment, including typewriters, computers, copiers and all type of audio-visual equipment, calculating machines and data projectors and smart boards at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the cost of all materials and supplies incidental to such use. F. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and official Association business on teac...

TEACHER RIGHTS. Section 28.1 Pursuant to act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, the District hereby agrees that every teacher will have the right to freely organize, join, and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in professional negotiation and other activities designed for mutual aid and protection. A. The District agrees not to discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms and/or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in a teacher's organization of his/her participation in any lawful activities of a teacher's organization in collective professional negotiations with the District, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement, or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment will be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, handicap, color or national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or membership in or association with the activities of any employee organization. C. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers will be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof will be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the District unless it affects performance as an educator. Section 28.3 A teacher may send to the office and/or temporarily exclude for a class/subject period a student or students who disrupt the orderly process of the classroom. If a teacher anticipates that a student should be excluded for an extended period of time, the student should be referred to a building administrator. When a student is sent to an administrator, the teacher and the building administration will work together to determine any parent/guardian contact. Section 28.4 Corporal punishment must be utilized only under the guidelines of applicable state law and Board policy (#5630). When a complaint about a teacher is made by a parent or student, the building administrator will notify the teacher as soon as possible, unless directed otherwise by Protective Services or the Police. It is the responsibility of the building administrator to investigate the allegations in accordance with the provisions of child protection la...

TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Board recognizes its responsibility to continue to give administrative backing to its teachers, although each teacher bears the primary responsibility for maintaining proper control and discipline in the classroom. The Board recognizes its responsibilities to give support and assistance to teachers with respect to maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. R-96 The teachers recognize that all disciplinary actions and methods invoked by them shall be reasonable and just, and in accordance with established Board policy. The Board shall provide each teacher with a copy of its discipline policy, which the parties agree to follow. It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to report to his/her principal the name of any student who, in the opinion of the teacher, needs particular assistance from skilled personnel. The teacher shall, upon request, be advised by the principal of the disposition of the teacher’s report that a particular student needs such assistance. R-05 B. A teacher may, at all times, use reasonable force to protect himself/herself, any district employee, or a student from immediate physical injury or in other instances as authorized by the school code. Any case of attempted or actual assault or verbal or written threat upon a teacher which had in its inception in a school-centered problem shall be reported immediately to the teacher’s immediate supervisor. In the event of such an assault, the teacher involved may request the assistance of the District. This request from the teacher shall be reduced to writing and be given to the Superintendent or his/her designated representative, who shall make a determination as to whether the incident necessitates assistance from the District and/or law enforcement authorities, and the extent thereof. Said teacher will be given written notification of the determination and/or status within five (5) working days. R-09 In the event the teacher is charged with assaulting a student while on duty, the District shall, upon the request of the teacher, advise the teacher of his/her rights and possible recourse. Any assistance provided by the Board beyond this shall be provided to the extent covered by the Board’s liability insurance. Time lost by a teacher in defense of his/her action in connection with any incident mentioned in this Article shall not be charged against the teacher, provided the teacher was found not to be at fault and was acting in accordance with Board policies and/or adminis...

TEACHER RIGHTS. A. No teacher shall be disciplined or reduced in rank or compensation without cause.

TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, known as the Public Employment Relations Act ("PERA"), the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by PERA or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of the teacher's membership in the Association, participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or the institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees to appropriately invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from such public agency appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement. C. The Association and its members shall have the right to use school building facilities and communications equipment at all reasonable hours for meetings as permitted by Board policy. Bulletin boards shall be made available for Association business but not accessible to the students. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, in response to reasonable requests, from time to time, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district. E. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a teacher shall be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the teacher. F. Each teacher shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of his own personnel files maintained at the teacher’s school or at the Administrative Building. A representative of the Association may, at the teacher’s request, accompany the teacher in this review. The review may be made in the presence of the person responsible for the safekeeping of these files. G. All communications, including evaluations by administrators, commendations, and validated complaints directed toward ...

TEACHER RIGHTS. The District recognizes the teachers' full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination provided the activity is not disruptive to school procedures or morale and does not otherwise violate District policy, Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators or Idaho law.

TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purposes of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection to the extent permitted by law. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage, deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act or other laws of Michigan; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association of collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise, with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere. C. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board except when it impairs the teacher's effectiveness in the classroom or position. D. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory.

TEACHER RIGHTS. Any teacher shall have the right to present grievances in accordance with these procedures and to be represented by the Association. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of any teacher having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with his/her immediate supervisor and having the grievance resolved, provided the resolution is consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

TEACHER RIGHTS. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, impair or affect the rights of any teacher, or group of teachers, as provided in state statutes.

TEACHER RIGHTS. 3.1 Nothing contained in this agreement shall be construed to deny any teacher, employed by a particular state agency, those rights provided under applicable Nebraska or Federal law. Rights granted to teachers herein shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided above unless said rights are legally modified or amended by this agreement. 3.2 No permanent teacher will be disciplined, reprimanded, have compensation reduced or withheld or be deprived of any professional advantage without just cause pursuant to the Classified System Personnel Rules and Regulations, or in accordance with agency policy and procedure governing discipline. Any suspension of a teacher, pending investigation and disposition of the case, shall be with pay. Such action shall be subject to the grievance procedure herein set forth, and said action may be upheld, modified or reversed (including back pay provisions as required) as a result of said grievance. 3.3 Neither the Employer or its agents nor the Association or its agents will discriminate against any teacher with respect to terms and conditions of employment by reason of their membership in the Association and its affiliates, their participation in collective bargaining, or the institution of a grievance under the terms of this agreement.