34-7. Conferences with Parents and Community Representatives

Bargaining unit employees who are requested to attend a conference with a parent who is accompanied by a representative of a community organization shall be given advance notification as to the subject of the conference and may have the option to have a UNION field representative present. The employee shall be responsible for notifying the UNION. Nothing herein shall preclude a parent’s being accompanied to a school conference by a person who will serve as an interpreter if a language barrier exists, and nothing herein shall preclude a parent’s being accompanied by another member of the family. In such situations the option to have a UNION field representative present shall not apply.