Texas Education Code - Section 21.156. Discharge Or Suspension Without Pay Under Continuing Contract
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§ 21.156. DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY UNDER
CONTINUING CONTRACT. (a) A teacher employed under a continuing
contract may be discharged at any time for good cause as determined
by the board of trustees, good cause being the failure to meet the
accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally
recognized and applied in similarly situated school districts in
this state.
(b) In lieu of discharge, a school district may suspend a
teacher without pay for good cause as specified by Subsection (a)
for a period not to extend beyond the end of the current school
year.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 21.105 21.106 21.151 21.152 21.153 21.154 21.155 21.156 21.157 21.158 21.159 21.160 21.201 21.202 21.203
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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