How to Weed Out Incompetent Teachers without Getting Hauled into Court.

McDaniel, Suzanne H.; McDaniel, Thomas R.

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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How to Weed Out Incompetent Teachers without Getting Hauled into Court.

McDaniel, Suzanne H.; McDaniel, Thomas R.

National Elementary Principal, v59 n3 p31-36 Mar 1980

Uses the statutes of South Carolina as an example of the legal requirements for teacher dismissal and decertification. Argues that it is by no means impossible under the law to discharge or decertify a teacher, nor is the process nearly so complicated as some administrators claim. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, State Legislation, Teacher Certification, Teacher Dismissal, Teachers, Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina

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