Common use of Learning Environment Clause in Contracts

Learning Environment. It is the responsibility of the teachers and Administration to provide an atmosphere within the classroom and within the school building that is conducive to learning. 1. Before exercising his/her right to refuse to work under Section 4167.06 of the Revised Code because of a condition which the employee acting in good faith reasonably believes presents an imminent danger of death or serious harm to the employee, the bargaining unit member will immediately notify his/her supervisor of the condition. The employee may be temporarily reassigned while the condition is being investigated and/or corrected. 2. No bargaining unit member shall be in any way discriminated against as a result of reporting any condition regarding safety, health, and sanitation. If the CPEA feels that there are unsafe working conditions, this then is a matter exclusively for the grievance procedure. Before the CPEA initiates any grievance with respect to an allegedly unsafe working condition, the CPEA is obligated to first raise the safety concern with the affected supervisor, in writing, who shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit a written response to the concern following its presentation. 3. Where it is lawfully permissible to do so on a need to know basis, the principal(s) of a teacher's building shall inform teachers of student(s) who are known to have been found guilty of, or pled guilty to, an act of violence or sexual assault.