Personnel
General Personnel - Drug- and
Alcohol-Free Workplace
All District workplaces are drug- and
alcohol-free workplaces. All employees
shall be prohibited from:
1. unlawful manufacture, dispensing, distribution, possession, use, or being under the influence of a controlled substance while on District premises or while performing work for the District.
2.
distribution, consumption, use, possession, or being under the influence of alcohol while on District premises or
while performing work for the District.
For purposes of this policy a controlled
substance is one that is:
1. not legally
obtainable;
2. being used in a
manner different than prescribed;
3. legally obtainable,
but has not been legally obtained; or
4. referenced in federal
or State controlled substance acts.
As a condition of employment, each employee
shall:
1. abide by the terms
of the District policy respecting a drug- and alcohol-free workplace; and
2. notify his or her
supervisor of his or her conviction of any criminal drug statute for a
violation occurring on the District premises or while performing work for the
District, no later than 5 calendar days after
such a conviction.
In order to make employees aware of dangers
of drug and alcohol abuse, the District will:
1. annually provide
each employee with a copy of the District Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace
policy;
2. post notice of the
District Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace policy in a place where other
information for employees is posted;
3. make available
materials from local, state, and national anti-drug and alcohol-abuse
organizations;
4. enlist the aid of
community and state agencies with drug and alcohol informational and
rehabilitation programs to provide information to District employees;
5)
establish
a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:
a.
the
dangers of drug abuse in the workplace,
b.
available
drug and alcohol counseling, rehabilitation, re-entry, and any employee
assistance programs, and
c.
the
penalties that the District may impose upon employees for violations of this
policy.
District Action Upon
Violation of Policy
An employee who violates this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination. Alternatively, the Board may require an employee to successfully complete an appropriate drug or alcohol abuse employee assistance rehabilitation program.
The Board of Education shall take
disciplinary action with respect to an employee convicted of a drug offense in
the workplace within 30 days after receiving notice of the conviction.
Should District employees be
engaged in the performance of work under a
federal contract or grant, or under a State contract or grant of $5,000 or
more, the Superintendent shall notify the appropriate State or federal agency from which the District receives contract or grant monies of the employee’s conviction within 10 days
after receiving notice of the conviction.
LEGAL REF.: Safe
and
Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 812;
21 C.F.R. 1308.11 - 1308.15.
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, 41 U.S.C. §
701 et seq.
Americans With
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12114.
Drug-Free Workplace Act, 30 ILCS 580/1 et
seq.
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