Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-004 - Standards of Ethical and Professional Performance for Holders of Public School Certificates

Current through June 17, 2024
The following standards apply to all holders of public school
				  certificates.
004.01 Preamble
The educator shall believe in the worth and dignity of human
				  beings. Recognizing the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, the
				  devotion to excellence and the nurture of democratic citizenship, the educator
				  shall regard as essential to these goals the protection of the freedom to learn
				  and to teach and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all. The
				  educator shall accept the responsibility to practice the profession to these
				  ethical standards.
The educator shall recognize the magnitude of the
				  responsibility he or she has accepted in choosing a career in education, and
				  engages, individually and collectively with other educators, to judge his or
				  her colleagues, and to be judged by them, in accordance with the provisions of
				  this chapter.
The standards listed in this section are held to be generally
				  accepted minimal standards for public school certificate holders in Nebraska
				  with respect to ethical and professional conduct and are, therefore, declared
				  to be the criteria of ethical and professional performance adopted pursuant to
				  the provisions of Section
				  79-866
				  R.R.S. for holders of public school certificates.
If the certificate holder is employed in a nonpublic school,
				  that context shall be taken into account in the application of these
				  standards.
004.02 Principle
				I - Commitment as a Professional Educator
Fundamental to the pursuit of high educational standards is
				  the maintenance of a profession possessed of individuals with high skills,
				  intellect, integrity, wisdom, and compassion. The educator shall exhibit good
				  moral character, maintain high standards of performance and promote equality of
				  opportunity.
In fulfillment of the educator's contractual and professional
				  responsibilities, the educator:
004.02A Shall not interfere with the exercise
				of political and citizenship rights and responsibilities of students,
				colleagues, parents, school patrons, or school board members.
004.02B Shall not discriminate on the basis
				of race, color, creed, gender, marital status, age, national origin, ethnic
				background, or disability.
004.02C
				Shall not use coercive means, or promise or provide special treatment to
				students, colleagues, school patrons, or school board members in order to
				influence professional decisions.
004.02D Shall not make any fraudulent
				statement or fail to disclose a material fact for which the educator is
				responsible.
004.02E Shall not
				exploit professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents, school
				patrons, or school board members for personal gain or private
				advantage.
004.02F Shall not
				sexually harass students, parents or school patrons, employees, or board
				members.
004.02G Shall not have had
				revoked for cause a teaching certificate, administrative certificate, or any
				certificate enabling a person to engage in any of the activities for which a
				special services certificate is issued in Nebraska.
004.02H Shall not engage in conduct involving
				dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in the performance of
				professional duties.
004.02I Shall
				report to the Commissioner any known violation of Sections
				004.02G,
				004.04E, or
				004.05B of this
				chapter.
004.02J Shall seek no
				reprisal against any individual who has reported a violation of this
				chapter.