Common use of Just Cause and Due Process Clause in Contracts

Just Cause and Due Process. 1. No disciplinary action (including the following) shall be taken by the District against any unit member of the bargaining unit without just cause and due process. Discipline may include: a. Written reprimand b. Suspension without pay c. Placing a record of a complaint in the unit member’s personnel file 2. Due process shall require the following: a. No unit member shall be required to respond to allegations or attend a due process meeting without prior notification of the nature of the allegation. b. The unit member shall be provided a timely opportunity to meet with the District representatives to discuss the allegations and to respond. If a meeting is held, an Association representative may, at the unit member’s option, also attend the meeting. c. If discipline results, the decision shall be communicated in writing. The unit member shall be informed of the discipline being imposed and the reasons for the disciplinary action. 3. This section G shall not apply to the dismissal or non-renewal of any unit member of the bargaining unit who is subject to the requirements set forth in ORS 342.805 - 342.995, (Fair Dismissal Law). 4. A pre-termination hearing shall be held with the superintendent or their designee prior to the superintendent’s recommendation of termination to the school board. 5. No probationary unit member shall be dismissed except for “cause deemed in good faith sufficient by the Board” as provided for in ORS 342.835. The probationary unit member is entitled to a meeting with the Board upon request to discuss the cause of dismissal.