R277-515-5. Professional Educator Responsibility for Compliance with LEA Policy

  (1)(a) Failure to strictly adhere to this Subsection (1) shall result in licensing discipline in accordance with Rule R277-215.

  (b) A professional educator:

  (i) understands, respects, and does not violate appropriate boundaries:

  (A) established by ethical rules and school policy and directive in teaching, supervising, and interacting with a student or colleague; and

  (B) described in Subsection R277-515-2(1); and

  (ii) shall conduct financial business with integrity by honestly accounting for all funds committed to the educator's charge, as school responsibilities require, consistent with LEA policy.

  (2) An LEA shall report violations of Subsection (1) to UPPAC.

  (3)(a) Failure to adhere to this Subsection (3) may result in licensing discipline in accordance with Rule R277-215.

  (b) A penalty shall be imposed most readily, if an educator has received a previous documented warning from the educator's employer.

  (c) The professional educator:

  (i) understands and follows a rule and LEA policy;

  (ii) understands and follows a school or administrative policy, procedure, or documented directive specific to a rule or policy;

  (iii) resolves a grievance with a student, colleague, school community member, and parent professionally, with civility, and in accordance with LEA policy; and

  (iv) follows LEA policy for collecting money from a student, accounting for all money collected, and not commingling any school funds with personal funds.