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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 the adoption of 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 the adoption of any bond issue, proposal or public question. Dress The Board of Education expects all staff to be neatly and modestly attired in clothing suitable for the subject of instruction or the task being performed. Date: April 14, 1986 June 25, 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) Quiroli v. Linwood Board of Education, 1974 S.L.D. 1035 Carlstadt Teachers Association 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: 4217.50 Standards for staff discipline 4219.2 Responsibilities 4219.21 Conflict of interest 4219.23 Employee substance abuse 4219.24 Staff/pupil relations 4238 Nonschool employment 4238.2 Private tutoring 6144 Controversial issues Key Words Conduct, Dress, Political Campaigning |
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