Common use of Damage or Destruction of Property Clause in Contracts

Damage or Destruction of Property. a. Teachers shall not be held responsible for loss within the school of school property or children’s property when such loss is not the fault of the teacher. This does not exonerate the teacher from responsibility for school property in his/her charge. b. The Board of Education will reimburse teachers, in an amount not to exceed a total of $200.00 in any school year, for loss or damage or destruction, while on duty in the school, of personal property of a kind normally worn or brought into school, when the teacher has not been negligent, to the extent that such loss is not recovered by insurance. The term “personal property” shall not include cash. The terms “loss”, or “damage”, and “destruction” shall not cover the effects of normal wear and tear and use.

Damage or Destruction of Property. a. 1. Teachers shall not be held responsible for loss within the school of school property or children’s property when such loss is not the fault of the teacher. This does not exonerate the teacher from responsibility for school property in his/her charge. b. 2. The Board of Education will reimburse teachers, in an amount not to exceed a total of $200.00 100 in any school year, for loss or damage or destruction, while on duty in the schoolschool or while on duty on a field trip, of personal property of a kind normally worn to or brought into school, or on a field trip, when the teacher has not been negligent, to the extent that such loss is not recovered covered by insurance. The term “personal property” shall not include cash. The terms “loss”, or ,” “damage”, ” and “destruction” shall not cover the effects of normal wear and tear and use.