Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 5:50
General Personnel
Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Free Workplace
All District workplaces are drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free workplaces. All employees shall be
prohibited from:
1. unlawful manufacture, dispensing, distribution, possession, use, or being under the influence
of a controlled substance while on District premises or while performing work for the
District.
2. distribution, consumption, use, possession, or being under the influence of alcohol while on
District premises or while performing work for the District.
For purposes of this policy a controlled substance is one that is:
1. not legally obtainable;
2. being used in a manner different than prescribed;
3. legally obtainable, but has not been legally obtained; or
4. referenced in federal or State controlled substance acts.
As a condition of employment, each employee shall:
1. abide by the terms of the District policy respecting a drug-alcohol and tobacco-free
workplace; and
2. notify his or her supervisor of his or her conviction under any criminal drug statute for a
violation occurring on the District premises or while performing work for the District, no
later than 5 calendar days after such a conviction.
In order to make employees aware of dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, the District will:
1. provide each employee with a copy of the District Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Free
Workplace policy;
2. post notice of the District Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Free Workplace policy in a place
where other information for employees is posted;
3. make available materials from local, state, and national anti-drug and alcohol-abuse
organizations;
4. enlist the aid of community and state agencies with drug and alcohol informational and
rehabilitation programs to provide information to District employees;
5. establish a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:
a. the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace,
b. available drug and alcohol counseling, rehabilitation, re-entry, and any employee
assistance program., and
c. the penalties that the District may impose upon employees for violations of this policy.
District Action Upon Violation of Policy
An employee who violates this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination.
Alternatively, the Board may require an employee to successfully complete an appropriate drug- or
alcohol-abuse, employee-assistance rehabilitation program.
The School Board shall take disciplinary action with respect to an employee convicted of a drug
offense in the workplace within 30 days after receiving notice of the conviction.
Should District employees be engaged in the performance of work under a federal contract or grant,
or under a state contract or grant of $5,000 or more, the Superintendent shall notify the appropriate
state or federal agency from which the District receives contract or grant monies of the employee's
conviction within 10 days after receiving notice of the conviction.
LEGAL REF.: Safe and Drug-Free School and Communities Act of 1994, 20 U..S.C. ยง 7101 et seq.
Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. ยง 812; 21 C.F.R. 1308.11 - 1308.15.
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, 41 U.S.C. ยง 701 et seq.
Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. ยง 12114.
Drug-Free Workplace Act, 30 ILCS 580/1 et seq.
ADOPTED: December 8, 1997
REVIEWED: November 21, 2005
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