Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XVII. General Working Conditions
5. Where cafeteria facilities are present and lunch is served to students, lunch
shall be provided to the staff.
6. Where practical and where space permits a health room or suite must be
located in an area where confidentiality and privacy for pupils using the Health
Room can be provided. It should provide areas for physical examinations, first
aid, screening tests, case management, a place for sick pupils to rest, a single
occupancy toilet and hot and cold running water.
7. The District will evaluate the feasibility of providing air conditioning in
health rooms or nurses suites that currently do not have air conditioning and
will provide the results of the study to the Federation for further discussion.
8. Under unusual circumstances, an employee will be transferred at his/her
request if he/she, the School District and the Federation agree, notwithstanding
any seemingly contrary provisions contained in this Agreement.
9. When the School District elects to make apprentice intern opportunities
available, employees who possess college degrees will be permitted to apply for
participation in the program.
10. Employees shall be given the opportunity to make known their comments
and suggestions when new departmental programs are implemented.
11. Scheduled meetings on school time for teachers shall be held only if a
reasonable alternative cannot be found. In case it is necessary to hold a meeting
on school time with teachers, substitute service shall be provided as follows:
length of Meeting Substitute Service
2 to 3 hours ½ day
Over 3 hours 1 day
12. In all schools, announcements shall be made, except in the case of an
emergency, only at the same time throughout the school year. The Principal
shall notify the school staff in writing of the designated time for such announcements
no later than September 15th of each school year.
13. A female employee shall not be required to remain in any office when no
other employee is in that office or is not so located as to hear or see what is
going on in the employee’s office.
14. A duplicating machine(s) or copy machine(s) in good working order and
well supplied shall be made available to all employees to use for school purposes
at any time that the school is open.
15. The Administration will bear the cost of taxicab fare when necessary to
transport an ill child to the child’s home and to return the employee escorting
the child to that employee’s place of assignment.
16. The re-employment of employees who enter the military service of the
United States shall be governed by the Universal Military Training and Service
Act.
17. If schools are closed by administrative action, an employee shall not be
charged for a day of leave, provided that a substitute has not been assigned and
paid for that day.
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