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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 21.211. Termination or Suspension

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board of trustees may terminate a term contract and discharge a teacher at any time for:

(1) good cause as determined by the board;  or

(2) a financial exigency that requires a reduction in personnel.

(b) For a good cause, as determined by the board, the board of trustees may suspend a teacher without pay for a period not to extend beyond the end of the school year:

(1) pending discharge of the teacher;  or

(2) in lieu of terminating the teacher.

(c) A teacher who is not discharged after being suspended without pay pending discharge is entitled to back pay for the period of suspension.

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