Church Teaching Grievance Sample Clauses

Church Teaching Grievance. A Church Teaching Grievance is a claim that arises out of discipline or termination of employment related to an alleged violation of Catholic Church teaching as set forth in Office of Catholic Schools Policy 4116.1 ("Catholic Church Teaching"). Anonymous allegations shall not be used to initiate disciplinary or termination action against a teacher for an alleged violation of Catholic Church teaching; provided that anonymous allegations may be accepted and acted upon in the event that (a) a criminal act or violation of law is alleged, and/or (b) the anonymous allegation contains or presents a public affirmation or independent evidence of violation of Church teaching. It is not the intent of a school to discipline or terminate a teacher’s employment for violation of Catholic Church teaching without first engaging in a pastoral approach to the teacher's circumstances. The school shall meet with the teacher and advise the teacher of the allegations which, if true, may constitute such a violation; if requested, show the teacher the Catechism or source of the Church teaching; and provide the teacher the opportunity, where practicable, to bring his or her circumstances into compliance with Catholic Church teaching. A COACE representative may attend this meeting, upon request of the teacher. Any written communications or documentation relative to a teacher's alleged violation of Catholic Church teaching shall not be placed in the teacher's school personnel file at any time. Such communications or documentation shall only be retained by the Diocesan School Office and may only be viewed by Diocesan or school officials, COACE, and the individual teacher. These communications or documents may be used in grievance and arbitration proceedings. Unless they involve alleged or actual criminal or illegal conduct, such communications or documentation shall not be released to any parent or otherwise subject to public release, including release to the media. When the teacher receives written notice from the Principal that he or she is being disciplined or that his or her employment is being terminated, the Principal shall specify if the discipline or termination arises out of an alleged violation of Section 6.2(A). If there is any question whether the disciplinary action or termination arose out of a violation of Catholic doctrine/morals or Catholic Church teachings the question shall be submitted to the Vicar General of the Diocese, whose decision shall be determinative of wh...
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Church Teaching Grievance. If the decision of the Superintendent concerning a Church Teaching grievance is not satisfactory, the Association, within one (1) calendar week of receipt of such decision, may notify the Superintendent in writing of its desire to proceed to advisory arbitration for ultimate submittal to the Xxxxxx of the Diocese of Columbus. Upon receipt of such notice, the Superintendent and the COACE President, or their designees, will make arrangements to implement the advisory arbitration procedure. In the case of a Church Teaching grievance, the arbitrator will conduct a hearing and will issue a written advisory decision addressing the facts as established at hearing, and whether those facts support a conclusion that the grievant's acts violated the Catholic Church teaching cited by the Principal. The arbitrator shall have no authority to determine the validity, parameters, or propriety of Catholic Church teachings. The disciplinary action or employment termination shall be considered proper if the evidence demonstrates a violation by the individual teacher grievant. In a Church Teaching grievance, the arbitrator may not consider evidence that other teachers have engaged in the same or similar alleged conduct unless the same or similar conduct was known and addressed by a school and the alleged conduct was determined by the Diocese or the school to either be, or not be, a violation of Catholic Church teaching. The arbitrator's findings shall be submitted to the Xxxxxx who shall then decide, in his sole discretion, whether to accept or reject the arbitrator's findings, and whether disciplinary action or termination imposed by the Principal was appropriate.
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Related to Church Teaching Grievance

  • Employee Grievance If an employee considers there has been a significant change to the job content of the position held, the employee may initiate a grievance by using Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure. If the issue is not resolved at this step, the Job Classification Review Procedure of Article 22.02(B) above shall be utilized.

  • Policy Grievance – Employer Grievance The Employer may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation by the Union or any employee by filing a written grievance with the Bargaining Unit President, with a copy to the Labour Relations Officer within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. A meeting will be held between the parties within ten (10) days. The Union shall reply within ten (10) days after the meeting, and failing settlement, the matter may be referred to arbitration.

  • Group Grievance Where a number of employees have identical grievances and each employee would be entitled to grieve separately they may present a group grievance in writing signed by each employee who is grieving to the Administrator or her designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to the grievance have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the employee(s). The grievance shall then be treated as being initiated at Step No. 1 and the applicable provisions of this Article shall then apply with respect to the processing of such grievance.

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  • Policy Grievance – Union Grievance The Union may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation of this Agreement by the Employer by submitting a written grievance at Step No. 1 within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. This section shall not apply to disciplinary grievances or application of competitive clauses under this Agreement.

  • Grievance Mediation a) At any stage in the grievance procedure, the parties by mutual consent in writing may elect to resolve the grievance by using grievance mediation. The parties shall agree on the individual to be the mediator and the time frame in which a resolution is to be reached.

  • Employer Grievance The Employer may institute a grievance by delivering the same in writing to the President of the Local Union and the President shall answer such grievance in writing within five working (5) days. If the answer is not acceptable to the Employer, the Employer may, within ten (10) working days from the day the President gives her answer, give ten (10) working days notice to the President of the Local Union of its intention to refer the dispute to arbitration.

  • Union Grievance The Union may initiate a grievance if the grievance involves a group of employees and if the grievance is submitted in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employees were or should have been aware that the grievance existed.

  • Union Grievance Committee (a) The Employer shall recognize a Union Grievance Committee which consists of:

  • Teaching Load Full teaching assignments shall normally include 12 course credit hours of scheduled teaching per academic quarter. A reassignment of duty, for the equivalent of 3 or 4 credit course, shall be provided during one term of the first academic year to all newly hired tenure track faculty to further their teaching, scholarship and service and to encourage faculty retention. Wherever possible the University will endeavor to arrange teaching schedules that avoid excessive numbers of preparations and recognize evening and/or off-campus assignments. Class sizes will be established and monitored by the appropriate academic xxxx in consultation with division chairs and affected faculty each term. The following equivalencies will be used in determining teaching assignments:

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