Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 5 - Personnel › Section CXV-519 - Teacher Bill of Rights

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Respecting the authority of teachers is essential to creating an environment
				conducive to learning, effective instruction in the classroom, and proper
				administration of city, parish, and other local public schools. To maintain and
				protect that authority, it is important that teachers, administrators, parents,
				and students are fully informed of the various rights conferred upon teachers
				pursuant to this policy, which are:
1. a
				teacher has the right to teach free from the fear of frivolous lawsuits,
				including the right to qualified immunity and to legal defense, and to
				indemnification by the employing school board, pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:416.1(C), 416.4, 416.5,
				and 416.11, for actions taken in the performance of duties of the teacher's
				employment;
2. a teacher has the
				right to appropriately discipline students in accordance with
				R.S.
				17:223 and 416 through 416.16 and any city,
				parish, or other local public school board regulation;
3. a teacher has the right to remove any
				persistently disruptive student from his classroom when the student's behavior
				prevents the orderly instruction of other students or when the student displays
				impudent or defiant behavior and to place the student in the custody of the
				principal or his designee pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:416(A)(1)(c);
4. a teacher has the right to have his or her
				professional judgment and discretion respected by school and district
				administrators in any disciplinary action taken by the teacher in accordance
				with school and district policy and with
				R.S.17:416(A)(1)(c);
5. a teacher has the right to teach in a
				safe, secure, and orderly environment that is conducive to learning and free
				from recognized dangers or hazards that are causing or likely to cause serious
				injury in accordance with
				R.S.
				17:416.9 and 416.16;
6. a teacher has the right to be treated with
				civility and respect as provided in
				R.S.
				17:416.12;
7. a teacher has the right to communicate
				with and to request the participation of parents in appropriate student
				disciplinary decisions pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:235.1 and 416(A);
8. a teacher has the right to complete only
				paperwork that is not excessively burdensome that, if required by law or
				regulation, adheres to the law or regulation and does not result in overly
				cumbersome interpretations of that law or regulation;
9. a beginning teacher has the right to
				receive leadership and support in accordance with
				R.S. 17:3881,
				including the assignment of a qualified, experienced mentor who commits to
				helping him become a competent, confident professional in the classroom and
				offers support and assistance as needed to meet performance standards and
				professional expectation;
10. a
				teacher has the right to be afforded time during the school day or week to
				collaborate with other teachers.