Teacher Contract - Coventry Public Schools

4-16.5. Conduct which may require principals or persons in charge to notify the police
are: extortion, use or possession of alcoholic beverages, serious theft, vandalism, false bomb
reports, possession of concealed weapons, possession of narcotics, arson, or attempted arson.
4-16.6. Suspension may result from persistent disobedience which interferes with the
well-being of other students or which prevents the teacher from carrying out normal classroom
activities.
4-16.7. A complete and current record of discipline cases as referred to in Section 4-16
shall be maintained for use as a basis for recommendations for administering penalties for
serious misdemeanors, subject to and in compliance with all state and federal laws.
4-16.8. Assault and/or Battery Cases
Principals or persons in charge shall report immediately to the Superintendent all cases of
alleged assault suffered by or inflicted by a teacher in connection with employment. Whenever it
is alleged that a person has assaulted a person, a written report of the incident and request for
action shall be presented to the principal or person in charge within twenty-four hours of the
incident. The principal and Superintendent shall cooperate with the teacher involved, in the
investigation of the incident. In any reported assault or battery case the Administration will
immediately notify the Town Solicitor’s Office to inform the teacher of his/her rights and
obligations under the law in connection with the case in hand. A teacher of the School District
involved in any assault and/or battery shall be afforded the services of legal counsel as supplied
by the school liability insurance. A child who assaults a teacher will be suspended, on a day to
day basis, until facts are made known and until appropriate action has been taken.
4-17. Special Education Classes
4-17.1. Special Education classes shall be grouped according to the Regulations for the
Education of Handicapped Children, as issued by the State Board of Regents.
4-17.2. Emotionally-disturbed students, who present severe disciplinary problems and
impede the educational progress of the entire class, should be given every priority in the referral
testing program and every effort shall be made to have them properly placed upon the
recommendations of the School Psychologist and Director of Special Services.
4-18. Class Assignments
Teachers shall be given opportunity to work with classes of varying achievement levels.
4-19. Inservice Training Programs
Attendance at inservice training programs or other special events outside school hours
shall be voluntary, provided, however, all teachers tied to I-Plans must provide upon request
proof annually that they have undergone at least fifteen hours of state approved professional
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