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401 – Equal Employment Opportunity
The purpose of this policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants for school district employment and school district employees.
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402 – Disability Nondiscrimination
The purpose of this policy is to provide a fair employment setting for all persons and to comply with state and federal law.
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403 – Discipline Suspension and Dismissal of School District Employees
The purpose of this policy is to achieve the effective operation of the school district’s programs through the cooperation of all employees under a system of policies and rules applied fairly and uniformly.
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404 – Employment Background Checks
The purpose of this policy is to maintain a safe and healthful environment in the school district in order to promote the physical, social, and psychological well-being of its students. To that end, the school district will seek a criminal history background check for applicants who receive an offer of employment with the school district and on all individuals, except enrolled student volunteers, who are offered the opportunity to provide athletic coaching services or other extracurricular academic coaching services to the school district, regardless of whether any compensation is paid, or such other background checks as provided by this policy. The school district may also elect to do background checks of other volunteers, independent contractors, and student employees in the school district.
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405 – Veteran's Preference
The purpose of this policy is to comply with Minnesota Veteran’s Preference Act (VPA) which provides preference points for veterans applying for employment with political subdivisions, including school districts, as well as additional rights for veterans in the discharge process.
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406 – Public and Private Personnel Data
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to school district employees as to the data the school district collects and maintains regarding its personnel.
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407 – Employee Right to Know
The purpose of this policy is to provide school district employees a place of employment and conditions of employment free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury or harm. (Minn. Stat. § 182.653, Subd. 2)
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410 – Family and Medical Leave
The purpose of this policy is to provide for family and medical leave to school district employees in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and also with parenting leave under state law.
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412 – Expense Reimbursement
The purpose of this policy is to identify school district business expenses that involve initial payment by an employee and qualify for reimbursement from the school district, and to specify the manner by which the employee seeks reimbursement.
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413 – Harassment and Violence Free Schools
The purpose of this policy is to maintain a learning and working environment that is free from harassment and violence on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, disability, or gender identity and expression.
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414 – Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Abuse
The purpose of this policy is to make clear the statutory requirements of school personnel to report suspected child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.
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415 – Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
The purpose of this policy is to make clear the statutory requirements of school personnel to report suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults.
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416 Drug and Alcohol Testing
The school board recognizes the significant problems created by drug and alcohol use in society in general, and the public schools in particular. The school board further recognizes the important contribution that the public schools have in shaping the youth of today into the adults of tomorrow.
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417 – Chemical Use, Abuse
The school board recognizes that chemical use and abuse constitutes a grave threat to the physical and mental well-being of students and employees and significantly impedes the learning process. Chemical use and abuse also creates significant problems for society in general. The school board believes that the public school has a role in education, intervention, and prevention of chemical use and abuse. The purpose of this policy is to assist the school district in its goal to prevent chemical use and abuse by providing procedures for education and intervention.
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418 – Drug Free Workplace Drug Free School
The purpose of this policy is to maintain a safe and healthful environment for employees and students by prohibiting the use of alcohol, toxic substances, medical cannabis and controlled substances without a physician’s prescription.
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419 – Tobacco Free Environment
The Brooklyn Center School District is committed to providing a safe and healthy learning and working environment for its students, staff and visitors. The district is acutely aware of the serious health risks associated with the use of tobacco products, both to users and non-users. The district recognizes that personnel and school visitors serve as role models to students and therefore, adopts this Tobacco Free Environment Policy to endorse the prevention of tobacco use ad exposure.
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420 – Students and Employees with Sexually Transmitted Infections
Public concern that students and staff of the school district be able to attend the schools of the district without becoming infected with serious communicable or infectious diseases, including but not limited to, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Hepatitis B, and Tuberculosis, requires that the school board adopt measures effectively responding to health concerns while respecting the rights of all students, employees, and contractors, including those who are so infected. The purpose of this policy is to adopt such measures.
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421 – Gifts to Employees and School Board
The purpose of this policy is to avoid the appearance of impropriety or the appearance of a conflict of interest with respect to gifts given to school district employees and school board members.
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422 – Policies Incorporated by Reference
Certain policies as contained in this policy reference manual are applicable to employees as well as to students. In order to avoid undue duplication, the school district provides notice by this section of the application and incorporation by reference of the following policies which also apply to employees:
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