Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

ight of the Board or Superintendent to establish future
policy or guidelines related to disciplinary procedures,
provided such right is exercised without specific violation
of this Agreement or law.
208.04 The removal of a student from a curricular or
extracurricular activity by a teacher shall be processed
according to the provisions set forth in Section 3313.66
of the Ohio Revised Code. A teacher removing a student
according to this provision shall communicate such
action on a mutually developed form.
208.05 Teachers shall be given released time as required for
appearances at administrative hearings and court proceedings
arising out of their professional activities, upon
as much advance notice as possible to the supervisor or
principal.
208.06 When a pupil is initially assigned to a class as a
result of a central office decision to change the building
assignment of a pupil for disciplinary reasons, teachers
who will be regularly assigned to instruct such pupil shall
be so advised.
208.07 Ifastudent inflicts bodily injury on a teacher, the
student, after required due process, will be expelled and
may, if proper circumstances exist, be permanently
excluded from school under Section 3313.662 of the
Ohio Revised Code, except as provided in federal and
statespecial education laws. However, expulsion is not
required in cases of incidental or accidental physical contact.
“Bodily injury” for the purposes of this section
means physical injury requiring treatment by a medical
doctor for a broken bone or sprain, laceration with
stitches or other serious bodily injury. The teacher must
promptly report his/her injuries in writing to the Office
of Human Resources, if possible, and upon request
release his/her medical records of the injury(ies) to that
office. Nothing in this article alters the rights of the
Administration, Board of Education, parents or
guardians under federal orstatelaw.
208.08 Ifateacher initiates student discipline which results
inalegallyrequiredhearing, the teacher shall be sent a
copy of all written notices sent to the student’s parent or
guardian with respect to the hearing and appeal process.
208.09 Generally, students will not be transferred to a different
building more than once in a school year for disciplinary
reasons. Exceptions are unusual circumstances,
such as threat of personal injury or damage to a person;
or physical injury to a person, as a result of an assault or
battery; or where the best interests of the pupil and
schools compel a transfer in unusual circumstances.
Completion of an assignment to the I-PASS Center is
not considered a transfer to a different building.
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