# BCC - Nepotism

Employment
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It shall be the policy of the RSU 1 Board not to employ as school unit
staff any person who is a member of the immediate family of a Board
member or of the Superintendent. Immediate family of Board members or
the Superintendent who are employed by the school unit on the date of
adoption of this policy are not affected by this paragraph.

By Maine law (20-A M.R.S.A. § 1002(2)), a Board member's spouse is
precluded from employment under any circumstances in any public school
within the jurisdiction of the Board to which the member is elected.

Supervision and Evaluation
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No person shall be employed in or assigned to a position that is within
the administrative supervision of a member of his/her immediate family,
nor in a position in which he/she is supervised or evaluated, in whole
or in part, by a member of his/her immediate family.

### Exceptions

In extraordinary circumstances, the Board may approve an exception to
the prohibitions on the employment of immediate family so long as the
candidate is qualified for the position to which he/she has applied, the
hiring is in the best interest of the school system and its students,
and the candidate is not the spouse of a Board member.

#### Volunteers

Under Maine law (20-A M.R.S.A. § 1002(2-A)), a board member's spouse may
not serve as a volunteer when that volunteer has primary responsibility
for a curricular, co-curricular, or extracurricular program or activity
and reports directly to the superintendent, principal, athletic
director, or other school administrator within the jurisdiction of the
Board.

##### Definitions

For the purpose of this policy:

A. "Immediate family" means spouse, brother, sister, parent, son, or
daughter.

B. "Administrative supervision" refers to the authority of a person in
the position of principal or higher.

Legal Reference: 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1002

Cross Reference: Policy BCB - Board Member Conflict of
Interest

Adopted: March 26, 2012