Policies Establishing Standards of Ethical Conduct or Instructional Personnel and School Administrators
The Montessori Academy of Celebration follows the general policies and guidelines establishing standards of ethical conduct for Florida Educators. The below is adapted from the Code of Ethics of the Education Professional in Florida and Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
REPORTING MISCONDUCT BY INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATORS:
All employees, educational support employees, and administrators have an obligation to report misconduct by instructional personnel and school administrators which affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student. Examples of misconduct include obscene language, drug and alcohol use, disparaging comments, prejudice or bigotry, sexual innuendo, physical aggression, and accepting or offering favors.
Reports of misconduct of employees should be made to Kathleen Saint Léger at 407-528-4240.
Reports of misconduct by administrators should be made to Kathleen Saint Léger at 407-528-4240.
Below are the policies and procedures for reporting misconduct by instructional personnel or school administrators which affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student.
PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING CHILD ABUSE, ABANDONMENT, OR NEGLECT:
All employees and agents have an affirmative duty to report all actual or suspected cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Call 1-800-96-ABUSE or report online at: http//www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/report/.
EXPLANATION OF THE EMPLOYEE LIABILITY PROTECTION:
F.S. 39.203 Any person, official, or institution participating in good faith in any act authorized or required by law, or reporting in good faith any instance of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the department or any law enforcement agency, shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability which might otherwise result by reason of such action.
F.S. 768.095 An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee to a prospective employer of the former or current employee upon request of the prospective employer or of the former or current employee is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the former or current employer was knowingly false or violated any civil right of the former or current employee protected under F.S. Chapter 760.
TRAINING:
All instructional personnel and administrators are required as a condition of employment to complete training on these standards of ethical conduct.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
MAC prohibits confidentiality agreements with instructional Personnel or School administrators who are dismissed, terminated, or resign in lieu of termination due to misconduct that affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student.