Hours

Clarification of  hours for Laboratory Specialist : 

Article 6,  of our contract , states that Laboratory Specialist's hours are 6 hours and  30 minutes  not including lunch which shall not be less than 30 minutes and no longer than the lunch period of the school they are serving. .  If the lunch period in a school is 50 minutes -  Laboratory Specialists  work  7 hours and 20 minutes; 45 minute lunch - Lab Specialists work 7 hours and 15 minutes; and 40 minutes lunch - Lab Specialists work 7 hours and 10 minutes. 

In addition, Lab Specialists are allowed 20 minutes relief time.  This relief time may be reduced or eliminated with the agreement of the appropriate school official, and if so agreed, the work day will be reduced by a cooresponding amount of time.

Article 7A, of our contract, states that Laboratory Specialists shall not be assigned to cover classes except in emergency situations.  Laboratory Specialists shall not  be given assignments outside the science department nor shall they be assigned duties within the department normally performed by other school personnel except in emergency situations.  Therefore, Laboratory Specialists are not involved in Circular 6 issues.