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[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-507 abuse of teacher or school employee in school; classification

Does the district clarify to all employees that any person who knowingly abuses a teacher or other school employee on duty, is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-508 dismissal for failure to comply with certain laws

Willful neglect or failure on the part of a public school superintendent, principal, teacher or other public school official to observe and carry out the requirements of ARS 15-710 (Instruction in State and Federal Constitutions, American Institutions, and history of Arizona) and ARS 15-532 (Course and Examination on State and United States Constitutions) is sufficient cause for dismissal. Does the district ensure compliance with those requirements?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-509 failure to comply with statutes as unprofessional conduct; penalty

A teacher who fails to comply with ARS 15-501, 15-507, or 15-508 is guilty of unprofessional conduct and his/her certificate shall be revoked. See the State Board of Education Rule R7-2-205 for prescribed procedures for initiating disciplinary action.

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-511 use of school district resources or charter school resources or employees to influence elections

Does the district refrain from the use of its personnel, equipment, materials, buildings or other resources for the purpose of influencing the outcome of elections? Employee of a school district who is working in an official capacity for the school district may not give pupils written materials designed to influence the outcome of an election or to advocate support for or opposition to proposed legislation.

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-512 non-certificated personnel; fingerprinting personnel; affidavit

1. Does the district fingerprint all non-certificated personnel and personnel who are not paid employees of the school district and who are not either the parent or the guardian of a pupil who attends school in the district but who are required or allowed to provide services directly to pupils without the supervision of a certificated employee and who are initially hired after January 1, 1990 as a condition of employment, except for personnel who are required as a condition of licensing to be fingerprinted if the license is required for employment? (Personnel who were previously employed by another school district and who were required as a condition of employment to be fingerprinted or personnel who were previously employed by a school district and who reestablished employment within one year after the date that the employee terminated employment with the district need not be fingerprinted, and this section does not apply to pupils who attend school and who are also employed by a school district)

2. Does the district assume the cost of fingerprint checks and may charge these costs to the employee, except that the school district may not charge the costs of the fingerprint check to personnel of the school district who are not paid employees?

3. Are the fees charged for fingerprinting deposited with the county treasurer and credited to the fingerprint fund of the school district?

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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