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Policy
Personnel
Conduct
Drug and Alcohol
Policy and Drug-Free Workplace
The Ashland-Greenwood
Public Schools recognizes that the manufacture, use, possession, distribution,
or being under the influence of a controlled substance, illicit drugs, or
alcohol illegally or improperly constitutes a hazard to the positive
development of students and employees and a substantial interference with
school purposes. The Ashland-Greenwood
Public Schools is determined to provide a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace.
1. School
district employees are prohibited from the unlawful or
improper manufacture, possession, use, distribution, or
being under the influence of a controlled substance, illicit drugs, or alcohol.
2.
Disciplinary sanctions up to and including termination of employment,
any or all other duty assignments and referral for prosecution will be imposed
upon employees who violate the aforementioned standards of conduct. Sanctions for violation thereof may include
the requirement that the employee complete an appropriate rehabilitation
program, reprimands, non-renewal, cancellation, or termination of contract of
employment and any and all other duty assignments.
3. Employees
shall be advised through employee publications and/or employee handbook about
this policy and about drug and alcohol counseling and rehabilitation and
re-entry programs available to employees.
Other in-service type activities may be provided employees to assist in
maintaining compliance with this policy.
4. Employees shall be furnished a copy of this
policy.
This policy supplements
and is in addition to all other policies, regulations, practices, procedures
and contractual provisions
Regarding or related to
the improper or unlawful manufacture,
possession, use, distribution, or being under the influence of
a
controlled substance, illicit drugs or alcohol.
Adopted: July 16, 1990