ERIC Number: EJ334262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-9500
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Firing a Teacher? Be Sure Your Case Will Hold Up in Court.
Bailey, George W.; Wear, Maurice
Executive Educator, v8 n4 p29-31 Apr 1986
Reviews rationale for firing incompetent teachers and obstacles to dismissal. Citing 13 specific court decisions, discusses subcategories of successful dismissal cases involving insubordination and neglect of duty, unprofessional behavior, immorality, and inferior classroom performance. Mentions dismissal cases that foundered due to First Amendment right violations or improper documentation by school administrators. (MLH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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