7.4
RELATIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND COLLEGE PERSONNEL
ADOPT: APRIL 8, 1985
REVIEWED: APRIL 10, 2001

The Board recognizes that employees of the District have dual roles as employees of the District and as members of the College community.

The Board believes that the Constitutional rights of teachers and other employees must be protected, including the right of free speech. The Board also believes that teachers, students, administration, and other employees, as well as students and board members, should not be subject to unfair, unwarranted or malicious attack, either from members of the public or from members of the campus community.

To help achieve these two goals the Superintendent/President shall develop and implement procedures for the handling of differences of opinion between the Board and the public, between the Board and the staff and between the public and the District's employees. The procedures should include provisions which:

1. Protect and guarantee each employee's Constitutional rights.

2. Set guidelines for assisting teachers in distinguishing between their professional employee responsibilities and their responsibilities as members of the community.

3. Establish procedures for handling differences of opinion and complaints.

4. Provide channels of communication within the District to employees to have ready access to the policies, regulations and bylaws of the Board, and prompt notification of coming events. The public should also have access to the policies and regulations.

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