Duty Free Lunch

Can a meeting be held during a lunch period?

No. The governing board of every school district shall allow each teacher employed for full time in any regular day school in which two or more teachers are employed, one duty-free lunch period each day in the manner and at the time prescribed by regulation of the State Board of Education [EC 44813].

Do prep providers have a duty free lunch?

A duty free lunch – 35 minutes, except for minimum days (activity schedule) – for prep providers must be scheduled as not to interfere with preparation delivery schedule [Article IV.G.14].

Do Cal-SAFE Teachers have a duty free lunch?

Cal-SAFE Teachers: The workday for Cal-SAFE members of the bargaining unit shall be 450 minutes per day including recess, preparation and a duty-free lunch of at least 30 minutes. [Article IV.A.8].

Do Computer Literarcy Teachers receive a duty free lunch?

Yes. Computer Literacy Teachers will receive a 35-minute duty free lunch [Article IV.G.21].

May a principal circumvent a duty free lunch?

The District and Association agree that all TK-6 teachers will have a duty free lunch on all school days. A duty free lunch may be circumvented by assigning additional duties on rainy days. On rainy days, for sites that are unable to develop a system to free teachers for their full lunch period, principals may assign from one to five teachers on a rotating basis to supervise students. In all cases, teachers will receive a full 30-minute lunch [Article IV.H].

Do Head Start Child Development and State Child Development teachers receive a duty free lunch?

Yes. The workday for Head Start members of the bargaining unit shall be 450 minutes per day including recess, preparation and a duty-free lunch of at least 30 minutes [Article XVII.B.1].

The workday for the Child Development Specialists shall be 8 hours per day and will include a 30-minute duty-free lunch [Article XVII.B.2].

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