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Support Staff Employment Handbook - Plymouth School District

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Purposes: The purpose of these work rules is as follows:Definitions:A. To establish and maintain a safe, healthy working environment for all employees.B. To ensure that the reputation of the employees as good, responsible citizens worthyof the responsibility entrusted to them is maintained.C. To reduce the possibility of accidental injury to person or property.D. To reduce absenteeism, tardiness and indifferent job performance.A. Alcohol or alcoholic beverage means any beverage that may be legally sold asalcohol. This includes, but is not limited to, fermented malt beverages,intoxicating liquor and wine.B. Drug means any substance other than alcohol, which is capable of altering themood, perception, pain level, or judgment of the individual consuming it, andwhich is recognized as a drug in the official U. S. pharmacopoeia and nationalformulary or official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States or anysupplement to either of them.C. Prescribed drug means any substance prescribed for the individual consuming it bya licensed medical practitioner.D. Illegal drug means any drug or controlled substance, the sale, possession orconsumption of which is illegal.Alcoholic Beverages:A. Employees shall not introduce, possess or consume alcoholic beverages in or uponthe premises of buildings or property of the <strong>Plymouth</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> or at aschool sponsored activity. Violation of this policy will be cause for disciplinaryaction.B. Any employee who drinks alcoholic beverages on duty or who is determined to beunder the influence of alcohol while on duty is subject to disciplinary action.C. Excessive absenteeism, tardiness, unacceptable work performance and negligentconduct resulting in personal injury or property damage are cause for disciplinaryaction even though related, in whole or in part, to off-duty abuse of alcohol.D. The sale, trade, exchange or delivery of an alcoholic beverage, undercircumstances not authorized by law, by an employee to a person who has notattained the legal drinking age, is conduct wholly inconsistent with the educationalgoals of the <strong>Plymouth</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> whether on or off duty on <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>property and is cause for unpaid suspension and dismissal.Prescription Drugs:9

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