The Brown County Press - Sunday, December 20, 2009 - Page 3
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BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press Teachers in the RipleyUnion-Lewis-Huntington Local School District have a district policy in place now recognizing a right to have their classroom authority respected. RULH Local School District Board of Education members voted 4-1 at their regular meeting Nov. 30 to adopt that policy submitted by District Superintendent Charles Birkholtz. President Opposes Proposal Board President Robert Carpenter, the only board member who voted against adopting the new policy, said
he had always accepted teachers and their points of view, but added, “I cannot support it myself – I don’t think it needs to be a board policy.” Carpenter said he had no issue with respecting teachers’ authority in the district but wondered why the board was being asked to adopt such a policy now. He also said he thought the board should have been given more time to consider the policy besides just the couple of days they had been given. Board member Glenda Huff commented teachers don’t always get respect just because of the positions they hold. “I don’t see anything wrong
Ripley Village Council adopts usage policy for Community Park Shelter meeting, Village Administrator Charles Ashmore reported village resident Nathan Pfeffer had volunteered to be a “keeper” of the village’s American flags and make sure they are at half-staff when required. “He’s been a great asset in helping with flag etiquette,” Ashmore noted about Pfeffer.
Village administrator lauds Ripley resident for tending to U.S. flags BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press The village of Ripley now has a policy governing the use of the shelter at its Community Park at Cherry and Third streets in the downtown area. Ripley Village Council members adopted that policy by a 4-1 vote at their regular meeting Dec. 8. The policy, which the council discussed last month, states the shelter, which was constructed in 2008, is one of the most used parts of that park. The rules governing its use are as follow: • People may reserve the shelter by completing a reservation form at the Ripley Village Offices. • The shelter may be
reserved in two hour blocks of time with a maximum of four blocks (eight hours) allowed to be reserved for a given day. • Reservations may be made for no more than two separate days. • Reservations may be made up to 30 days in advance. • Preference will be given to Ripley residents and businesses. • Those using the shelter must clean it and clear it of all litter and debris after usage. • The reserving party may be held liable for any damage to the shelter or its contents. • The village will provide electricity or water service to a shelter user upon request. • Unruly behavior may result in a loss of use privileges and/or criminal charges. Also at last Tuesday’s
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rights conferred upon teachers.” The policy went to on to list nine rights being bestowed on teachers RULH District including: • The right to appropriately discipline students in accordance with the district’s adopted board policy, student handbooks and the Ohio Revised Code. • The right to help develop student disciplinary policies with their administrator (principal) with an expectation those policies “are generally enforced consistently in the best interest of all students”. • A right to know and understand reasons why a student has not been disciplined in accordance with board policy or the student code of conduct. • The right to remove any persistently disruptive student from his or her classroom when the student’s behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students or when the student displays “impudent or defiant” behavior. The teacher in that instance shall place the student in the custody of that particular school’s principal. • The right to have his or her professional judgment and discretion respected by school and district administrations when appropriate disciplinary action is taken by a teacher in accordance with school and district policy. • The right to teach in a safe, secure, and orderly environment conducive to learning and free from recognized disruptions, dangers, or hazards causing or likely to cause serious physical and emotional harm or disruption of the educational process. • A right to be treated “with civility and respect”. • A right to communicate with and to request the participation of parents in appropriate student disciplinary decisions pursuant to RULH
Board of Education policy. • A right to be free from
“excessively burdensome” disciplinary paperwork.
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with this,” Huff said concerning the policy. Board member Teresa Pfeffer then commented, “I don’t, either,” and received applause from many teachers attending the meeting when she said the policy would give the district something to show when teachers’ right to have classroom authority came into question. Policy Lists Nine Rights The policy states at its beginning: “Respecting the authority of teachers is essential to creating an environment conducive to learning, effective instruction in the classroom and proper administration of the RULH Local Schools. To maintain and protect that authority, it is important that teachers, administrators, parents and students are fully informed of the various
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