11.1  Non-Discrimination Neither the Board nor the Association shall unlawfully discriminate against any unit member with respect to the participation in employee organization activities or application of any specific provision contained in the Agreement on the basis of race, color, creed, age, gender, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion, or disability.

11.2 Work Rules at School Sites Work rules and procedures at the individual school sites shall be implemented, interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement. Such work rules and procedures shall, within constraints of specific site and instructional level requirements, be applied in a uniform and equitable manner.

11.3 Staff Participation Except in emergency circumstances, there shall be a real and continuing involvement of the school staff members prior to the adoption of individual school site work rules and procedures.

11.4 Acceptance of Resignations The Superintendent/designee may accept a unit member's resignation with a forty-eight (48)-hour right to rescind time-period.

11.5 Discipline Teachers may be suspended, disciplined, or reduced in rank or compensation for just cause only.

11.6 Interpretation The terms of this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied on a justifiable rational basis.

11.7 Individual Contracts Any individual contracts between the Board and unit members shall be subject to and consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.