Common use of Parent Complaint Clause in Contracts

Parent Complaint. a. If a principal receives a complaint from a parent, the principal shall discuss the complaint with the teacher as soon as possible but not more than 5 school days following the day the complaint was received, unless prohibited by Law Enforcement. b. If requested by the teacher, a teacher-principal conference shall be held to discuss the complaint and to try to resolve the complaint at the building level. The teacher may also request that the parent attend the conference; such request will be conveyed to the parent by the principal. The principal shall counsel and give direction to both the teacher and the parent to reach a solution to the problem which created the complaint. c. No disciplinary action will be initiated against a teacher, nor will any document regarding the complaint be placed in the teacher's personnel file, until resolution of the complaint has been attempted.