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CONDUCT AND DRESS
The Board of Education recognizes that members of the staff must enjoy private lives and may associate with others outside of school for political, economic, religious or cultural reasons. The Board of Education and its supervisory staff, however, have a responsibility to evaluate staff members in terms of their faithfulness to, and effectiveness in, discharging school duties and responsibilities. Therefore, when nonschool activities threaten a staff member's effectiveness within the school system, the Board of Education reserves the right to evaluate the impact of such activities upon the staff member's responsibilities to Morris School District pupils and to the Board of Education. The following guidelines are suggested so that staff members may avoid situations in which their personal interests, activities and associations may conflict with the interests of the Morris School District. Staff members should:
All employees are prohibited from active campaigning on school property on behalf of any candidate for local, state or national office or for any bond issue, proposal or public question. All employees are prohibited from campaigning during school contract employment hours. All employees working in a facility of the Morris School District used as a polling place on an officially declared election day are prohibited from displaying any materials that would promote the candidacy of any candidate or for any bond issue, proposal or public question. The Board of Education expects staff conduct to be that of appropriate role models for pupils. The Board of Education expects all staff members to be neatly groomed and dressed in clothing suitable for the subject of instruction, the work being performed, or the occasion. The Board of Education retains the authority to specify the following dress and grooming guidelines for staff, within law, that will prevent such matters from having an adverse impact on the educational process. All staff members shall, when assigned to district duty:
Unbecoming Conduct When an employee, either within the schools or outside normal duties, creates conditions under which the proper operation of the schools is affected, the Board, upon recommendation of the Superintendent and in accordance with statute, shall determine whether such act(s) or lack of action(s) constitute conduct unbecoming a school employee, and if so, will proceed against the employee in accordance with the law. Unbecoming conduct sufficient to warrant Board review may result from a single flagrant incident or from a series of incidents. Dress The Board of Education expects all staff to be neatly attired in clothing suitable for the subject of instruction or the task being performed. Date: April 14, 1986 June 10, 2002, First Reading July 29, 2002, Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:6-10 Dismissal and reduction in compensation of persons under tenure in public school system N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1 General mandatory powers and duties N.J.S.A. 18A:27-4 Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc., employment thereunder N.J.S.A. 18A:54-20 Powers of board (county vocational schools) Hicks v. Pemberton Bd. of Ed., 1975 S.L.D. 332 Quiroli v. Linwood Bd. of Ed., 1974 S.L.D. 1035 Carlstadt Teachers Ass'n v. Carlstadt Bd. of Ed., App. Div., unreported decision (docket no. A-1469-80-T4, decided March 26, 1982), 1982 S.L.D. 1448 Cross References: 4117.50 Standards for staff discipline 4119.2 Responsibilities 4119.21 Conflict of interest 4119.23 Employee substance abuse 4119.24 Staff/pupil relations 4138 Nonschool employment 4138.2 Private tutoring 6144 Controversial issues Key Words Conduct, Dress, Political Campaigning |
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