STAFF PROTECTION
The school district will be vigorous in its protection of all employees from physical and/or psychological abuse.
Any employee who is threatened with harm is to notify the principal or supervisor immediately, and steps are to be taken at once to protect the employee’s safety.
Further, the school district will protect its employees through a comprehensive liability insurance program (including workman’s compensation), and the school district will hold harmless and defend any district employee from claims for damages caused or alleged to have been caused in whole or in part by that employee while performing assigned duties as an employee of the district under the provisions of the district’s liability policy, whether or not that person is employed by the district at the time the claim is made, provided that the district will not be obligated to assume any costs or judgments held against the employee when such damages are proved to be due to the employee’s willful negligence, violation of law, or criminal acts as determined by a court of law.
An employee within the scope of his/her employment, may use and apply such amount of force as is reasonable and necessary to quell a disturbance threatening physical injury to self and others, to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects upon the person or within the control of the pupil, for the purpose of self-defense, and/or for the protection of persons and/or property.
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