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Direct linkDeLuca, Thomas A.; Novak, Joseph C.; Cocolis, Angelo – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2017
After being involuntarily transferred from a suburban middle school near his home to an urban school facing many challenges, this case describes a series of events that led to a veteran teacher's termination. Upon claiming he was wrongfully terminated, the case narrative ends just prior to the teacher's hearing before the board of education, where…
Descriptors: Teacher Transfer, Experienced Teachers, Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Rights
Peer reviewedClaxton, William P. – Journal of Law and Education, 1986
Defines and gives examples of remediation as a process prior to dismissal proceedings, in which a teacher is evaluated by administrators, who identify deficiencies and provide the teacher an opportunity to correct them. Identifies what constitutes remediable conduct, how requirements for remediation are imposed, and how courts review dismissal…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Probationary Period
Shaughnessy, M. Angela – 1986
Except in matters of obvious race and/or sex discrimination, teachers in Catholic and other private schools have fewer Constitutional rights than public school teachers have. Contract law, rather than Constitutional law, governs most teacher employment situations in Catholic schools. An awareness of its implications, together with pastoral (moral…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textShaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Confidential Records, Court Litigation
Rossow, Lawrence F.; Tate, James O. – 2003
This monograph is a legal treatise covering all legal aspects of the evaluation of teachers. It looks at what can legally be evaluated, how the evaluation can become evidence for termination, and how to avoid and win lawsuits involving wrongful teacher dismissals. It is intended for practicing administrators, supervisors of instruction, teacher…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Grinstead, Kenneth – 1987
Complete information about the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act is presented in this 12-chapter volume. Tenure is an employment security device giving permanent status and protection against dismissal except for stated cause. An overview discusses tenure's advantages and disadvantages and legislation in Michigan that culminated in the 1964 Teachers'…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal)
