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ERIC Number: EJ247341
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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McLendon v. Morton and the Legislative Response. A Procedural Barrier to Quality Education in West Virginia?
Hanna, William Michael
Journal of College and University Law, v7 n1-2 p111-18 1980-81
The McLendon decision compelled the state legislature to provide unprecedented procedural protection to untenured faculty in dismissal processes. The institutions can take precautionary measures in hiring faculty, but it is questionable whether many faculty will risk litigation in any case. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Due Process, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Nontenured Faculty, Probationary Period, State Colleges, State Legislation, Teacher Dismissal, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: McLendon v Morton; Teacher Rights; West Virginia