Controversial Topics. A. The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of students. B. In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect a balance of biases, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue. C. In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done in a manner that gives due respect to one another's rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee will respect positions other than his own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Controversial Topics. A. The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of students.
B. In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect effect a balance of biases, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue.
C. In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done in a manner that gives due respect to one another's rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee will respect positions other than his his/her own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent individual inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Controversial Topics. A. The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of students.
B. In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect a balance of biases, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue.
C. In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done in a manner that gives due respect to one another's rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee will respect positions other than his own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
D. During discussions of controversial topics, the teacher will ensure that their presentation is based on peer-reviewed articles/books and/or editor-reviewed trade or professional articles/books.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Controversial Topics. A. The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of students.
B. In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect effect a balance of biases, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue.
C. . In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done one in a manner that gives due respect to one another's rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee employees will respect positions other than his their own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Controversial Topics. A. The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of students.
B. In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect effect a balance of biasesbias, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue.
C. In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done in a manner that gives due respect to one another's rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee will respect positions other than his his/her own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Controversial Topics. A. a) The District believes that controversial issues are a part of the District's ’s instructional program when related to subject matter in a given grade level or specific curricular field. Employees will use professional judgment in determining the appropriateness of the issue to the curriculum and the maturity of the students.
B. b) In the presentation of all controversial issues, every effort will be made to affect a balance of biases, divergent points of view, view and opportunity for exploration by the students into all sides of the issue.
C. c) In discussing controversial issues, the employee will encourage students to express their own views, assuring that it be done in a manner that gives due respect to one another's ’s rights and opinions. When discussing controversial issues, the employee will respect positions other than his own. Students will be encouraged, after class discussions and independent inquiry, to reach their own conclusions regarding controversial issues.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement