Speak with your chapter leader or district representative. While a handbook may reiterate an existing provision of a collective bargaining agreement or Chancellor’s Regulation, a handbook cannot be contrary to or modify a provision of a collective bargaining agreement or Chancellor’s Regulation and a handbook cannot create a new term or condition of employment that is not in a collective bargaining agreement, Chancellor’s Regulation or existing official DOE policy. The DOE has written that school staff may not be held accountable for provisions of any school handbook or other communication that is inconsistent with collective bargaining agreements or Chancellor's Regulations. See the DOE guidance on school handbooks »