Common use of Complaints Against Bargaining Unit Members Clause in Contracts

Complaints Against Bargaining Unit Members. A. If accusations are made to any administrator against any teacher, it is the responsibility of the administration to inform the teacher and, if warranted, to investigate such charges. Charges or complaints that are made anonymously will be reported to the teacher and no disciplinary action will be taken. It is the responsibility of the administrator to protect all parties involved in this process. At each level of these meetings, the teacher or administrator may be accompanied by legal counsel and/or representation of his/her choosing provided each party is informed of this prior to the meeting. These conferences shall be private. The following procedures will be followed: 1. Step I Within three (3) working days of the complaint and prior to any investigation unless criminal action may result from the investigation, the teacher shall be informed of the nature of the complaint, the identity of the complainant and given the opportunity to present his/her side. 2. Step II If the complaint is not resolved at Step I, either the accuser, the teacher, or the administrator may request a meeting of all parties involved. Said meeting shall be arranged at a time convenient to the attendance of all parties. If this meeting does not resolve the complaint, a summary of the conference will be completed and forwarded to the Superintendent and the teacher. If further investigation is required, it shall be done at this time. 3. Step III Upon the completion of the investigation, if the administrator finds cause to reduce his/her findings to writing, within three (3) school days he/she shall submit them to the teacher and allow an opportunity for a written rebuttal to be attached to all copies of this investigation report. If no written findings are issued, the matter shall be considered closed. If the administrator finds cause but does not reduce his/her finding to writing, he/she shall inform the teacher that the records shall be retained by the administrator and reviewed if another incident of similar nature occurs.