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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 421
SECTION:
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
TITLE:
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
ADOPTED:
March 5, 2007
REVISED:
421. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
1.
Purpose
The Board recognizes and encourages the right of its employees, as citizens, to
engage in political activity. However, district property and school time, paid for by
the citizens, may not be used for political purposes when performing assigned duties.
2.
Authority
The Board adopts the following guidelines for those staff members who intend to
engage in political activities.
3.
Guidelines
Pol. 707
No professional employees shall engage in political activities during assigned hours
or upon property under the jurisdiction of the Board, unless permission has been
granted for that purpose through the Use of Facilities Policy.
Collection of campaign funds and/or solicitation for campaign workers is prohibited
on school property during working hours.
The use of students for writing, addressing or distributing partisan political materials
is prohibited.
District employees who hold elective or appointive office are not entitled to time off
from their school duties for reasons incident to such offices, except as such time may
qualify under the leave policies of the Board or the collective bargaining agreement.
The following situations are exempt from the provisions of this policy:
1.
Discussion and study of politics and political issues when appropriate to
classroom studies, such as history, current events, and political science.
2.
Conduct of student elections and related campaigning.
3.
Conduct of employee representative elections.
Violation of this policy shall constitute cause for disciplinary action, at the Board's
discretion.