HANOVER TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2014/07/01 - 2018/06/30 (EXPIRED)

ARTICLE 11: MEAL PERIOD

Effective September 2015, except in cases of emergency, or unforeseen circumstances, every full-time teacher shall be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each school day (the meal period for the SRSS teachers shall be between 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. for those teachers who start at 8:00 a.m.):

a) This lunch period shall be equal to the midday intermission given to the students of the school in which the teacher is employed to a maximum of fifty-five (55) minutes.

b) One member of the teaching staff per school shall be on call during this meal period.

c) Any exceptions to the above meal periods must be agreed to by both the division and association, in writing and for a specified time frame.