All District employees shall notify his/her immediate supervisor or administrator as soon as possible, but no more than three (3) calendar days after any arrest, indictment, conviction, no contest or guilty plea, or other adjudication of the employee for any felony, any offense involving moral turpitude, and any of the other offenses as indicated below:
- crimes involving school property or funds;
- crimes involving attempt by fraudulent or unauthorized means to obtain or alter any certificate or permit that would entitle any person to hold or obtain a position as an educator;
- crimes that occur wholly or in part on school property or at a school-sponsored activity;
- a misdemeanor which involves moral turpitude [e.g. an act or behavior that gravely violates moral sentiments or accepted moral standards of the community]; or
- a misdemeanor which violates the public trust.
The requirement to report a conviction or deferred adjudication shall not apply to minor traffic offenses. However, an offense of operating under the influence, revocation or suspension of license, and driving after revocation or suspension must be reported if the employee drives or operates a district vehicle or piece of mobile equipment or transports students or staff in any vehicle. Failure to report under this section may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Such report shall be made as soon as possible, but in no circumstance more than three (3) calendar days after the event giving rise to the duty to report. The District may conduct criminal history and background checks on its employees. While an arrest, indictment, or conviction of a crime shall not be an automatic basis for termination, the District shall consider the following factors in determining what action, if any, should be taken against an employee who is convicted of a crime during employment with the District:
- the nature of the offense;
- the date of the offense;
- the relationship between the offense and the position to which the employee is assigned.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the District from placing an employee on administrative leave based upon an arrest, indictment, or conviction.
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