Support staff employees are encouraged to give two weeks written notice to the district prior to resigning employment.
If an employee resigns as a result of an allegation of unlawful behavior involving a child, including unlawful sexual behavior, which is supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the superintendent must notify the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) as soon as possible but no later than 10 business days after the employee’s resignation.
If an employee resigns as a result of an allegation of a sexual act involving a student who is eighteen years of age or older, regardless of whether the student consented to the sexual act, that is supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the superintendent must notify CDE as soon as possible but no later than 10 business days after the employee’s resignation.
The superintendent must provide any information requested by the department concerning the circumstances of the resignation. The district also must notify the employee that information concerning the resignation is being forwarded to CDE.
Adopted: August 2000
Revised: July 2008
Revised: September 2020
Revised: June 2022
LEGAL REFS.: C.R.S. 19-3-301 et seq. (Child Protection Act of 1987)
C.R.S. 22-32-109.7
Lake County School District R-1, Leadville, Colorado