Legal aspects of teacher dismissal for insubordination
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Ronald Brooks Singletary (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Joseph E. Bryson
Abstract: Insubordination is often cited as the basis for the dismissal of employees and frequently appears among the causes for which tenured school employees may be dismissed. While the court's definition of insubordination in teacher dismissal cases has varied somewhat from one jurisdiction to another, the term includes a willful disobedience of, or refusal to obey, a reasonable and valid rule, regulation, or order issued by the school board or by an administrative superior. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze historical and legal aspects of insubordination as a cause for teacher dismissal. The legal/historical research traced the chronological development of using insubordination as a reason for teacher dismissal encompassing the colonial period until the present. State statutes related to teacher dismissal were analyzed. Commonalities and unique qualities were summarized. The analysis of insubordination dismissal cases demonstrated that although the concept of insubordination has been clarified by the courts, the domain of insubordination as a particular dismissal ground is by no means well-defined. There is considerable overlap with other charges, such as neglect of duty and unprofessional conduct.
Legal aspects of teacher dismissal for insubordination
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1988
- Subjects
- Teachers $x Legal status, laws, etc.
- Teachers $x Attitudes
- School employees $x Legal status, laws, etc
- School employees $x Attitudes