Common use of Sanctions More Severe than Written Reprimand Clause in Contracts

Sanctions More Severe than Written Reprimand. A sanction beyond written reprimand may constitute any of the following: suspension with or without pay, temporary suspension (with or without pay) or removal from the assignment for which the faculty member is failing to meet professional obligations, and discharge. If the appropriate administrative supervisor believes that a sanction more severe than a written reprimand is called for and the President concurs, a notice of intent to impose severe sanction shall be served in person or by certified mail (with return receipt requested) to the faculty member’s address of record with a corresponding email, within ninety (90) business days of the administrative supervisor’s knowledge of the act, failure to perform, or condition on which the sanction is based. The notice shall contain a description of the alleged act(s) or omission(s), date(s), time(s), place(s), and proposed sanction. The notice shall set a date, time and place for a meeting to occur between the appropriate administrative supervisor and faculty member to attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution. This meeting shall be within ten (10) business days from the date of the notice. The notice shall also include a reminder of the faculty member’s right to be represented by an available APSOU representative. Summer or Winter Break: With regard to Summer Break, in the instance of a sanction more severe than an oral or written reprimand of a faculty member, for something that happened while the faculty member was on contract, the notice and time to grieve the action shall be set to start at a date on which the faculty member is back on contract (allowing for the continuation of an investigation, or suspension), unless agreed upon by both parties to start at earlier date. With regard to Winter Break, no meetings or notices shall be scheduled or sent on business days or university observed holidays during the period of December 24 through January 1. If the matter is not satisfactorily resolved, the faculty member shall then have five (5) business days from the date of the meeting in which to notify the Xxxxxxx that they wish to use the grievance and arbitration procedures under this Agreement. After thirty-six (36) calendar months from the date of the imposition of a sanction more severe than written reprimand, if no further sanction has been imposed against a faculty member related to this cause for sanction, the faculty member may request in writing that the notation be removed from his or her file according to Article 10, Section F.