Common use of Parent Complaints Clause in Contracts

Parent Complaints. Teachers shall be provided copies of any written parent complaints prior to being placed in the personnel file. Teachers shall have the right to be present during parent conferences that bear upon the teacher's responsibilities and shall be given prior notification of the nature of the meeting. The notification can occur immediately prior to the meeting, e.g. a telephone call from the administrator, and should give the teacher an opportunity to bring any relevant materials to the meeting. A principal may confer with the parents without teacher attendance when such meetings are strictly for the purpose of securing factual evidence to substantiate or refute the complaint.

Parent Complaints. Teachers shall be provided copies of any written parent complaints prior to being placed in the personnel file. Teachers shall have the right to be present during parent conferences that bear upon the teacher's responsibilities ’s responsibilities, but is not required to be present, and shall be given prior notification of the nature of the meeting. The notification can occur immediately prior to the meeting, e.g. a telephone call from the administrator, and should give the teacher an opportunity to bring any relevant materials to the meeting. A principal may confer with the parents without teacher attendance when such meetings are strictly for the purpose of securing factual evidence to substantiate or refute the complaint.