Suspension Without Pay
The School Board may suspend without pay (1)
a professional employee pending a dismissal hearing, or (2) a teacher as a
disciplinary measure for up to 30 employment days for misconduct that is
detrimental to the
Misconduct that is detrimental to the
·
Insubordination,
including any failure to follow an oral or written directive from a supervisor
·
Violation of
Board policy or Administrative Procedure
·
Conduct that
disrupts or may disrupt the educational program or process
·
Conduct that
violates any State or federal law that relates to the employee's duties
·
Other
sufficient causes
At the request of the professional employee within 5 calendar days of
receipt of a pre-suspension notification, the Board or Board-appointed hearing
examiner will conduct a pre-suspension hearing. The Board or its designee
shall notify the professional employee of the alleged charges and the date and time of the
hearing. At the pre-suspension hearing,
the professional employee or his/her
representative may present evidence.
Suspension With Pay
The School Board or Superintendent or designee may suspend a
professional employee with pay (1) during an investigation into allegations of
disobedience or misconduct whenever the employee's continued presence in his or
her position would not be in the School District’s best interests, (2) as a
disciplinary measure for misconduct that is detrimental to the School District
as defined above, or (3) pending a Board hearing to suspend a teacher without
pay.
The Superintendent shall meet with the professional employee to present
the allegations and give the professional employee an opportunity to refute the
charges. The professional employee will
be told the dates and times the suspension will begin and end.
LEGAL REF.: 105 ILCS 5/24-12.
Barszcz v. Community College District No. 504,
400 F. Supp 675 (N.D. Ill., 1975).
Massie v.
CROSS
REF: 5.290
Adopted:
Revised: