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ERIC Number: EJ291456
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Jackie Cannon Learns the Importance of a Written Contract.
Flygare, Thomas J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n4 p295-96 Dec 1983
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that a Texas school superintendent, having failed to submit a written contract to the school board for execution, had no basis for holding that a property interest in employment existed. Certainty about binding obligations requires written agreements signed by both parties. (PB)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Contracts, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Policy, Superintendents
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cannon v Beckville Independent School District