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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 321
SECTION:
ADMINISTRATIVE
EMPLOYEES
TITLE:
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
ADOPTED:
May 17, 2007
REVISED:
321. 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 district 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 administrative staff members
who intend to engage in political activities.
3.
Guidelines
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No employee 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 and/or solicitation for campaign funds or campaign workers is
prohibited on school property during working hours.
The use of students for writing, addressing, or distributing partisan political
materials is forbidden.
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.
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 connected campaigning.
3.
Conduct of employee representative elections.
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Violations of this policy may constitute cause for disciplinary action, at the Board's
discretion.