It is the policy of the Board of Education to protect the students of this District from the influence of unfit support staff.

The Board reserves the right to place a support staff member on sick leave or suspend a support staff member for physical or mental disability to perform assigned duties.

In the case of a support staff member who, in the opinion of a Superintendent, is unfit to work in this District by reason of physical or mental condition, the support staff member will be offered the opportunity for a hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with law governing termination hearings.

If a support staff member fails to comply with the Superintendent's recommendation or fails to request an appearance before the Board within the time allowed, the Board shall order the support staff member to submit to an appropriate examination by a physician designated by the Board and compensated by the Board.

Should the physician designated by the Board disagree with the physician designated by the support staff member, the two (2) physicians shall agree in good faith on a third, impartial physician who shall examine the support staff member and whose medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to perform assigned duties. The expense of the third physician shall be borne by the Board.

If, as a result of such examination, the support staff member is found to be unfit to perform assigned duties, s/he shall be placed on leave with such compensation to which s/he is entitled until proof of recovery, satisfactory to the Superintendent, is furnished.

Should a support staff member refuse to submit to examination following the exhaustion of proper appeals, the Board shall consider the certification of charges for reasons of insubordination.

R.C. 3313.71, 3319.081, 3319.13
A.C. 3301-83-07
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
29 C.F.R. Part 1630