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6-17-1508. Suspension.
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6-17-1508. Suspension.
(a) Whenever a superintendent has reason to believe that cause exists for the termination of a teacher and that immediate suspension of the teacher is necessary, the superintendent may suspend the teacher without notice or a hearing.
(b) The superintendent shall notify the teacher in writing within two (2) school days of the suspension.
(c)(1) The written notice shall include a statement of the grounds for suspension or recommended termination, setting forth the grounds in separately numbered paragraphs so that a reasonable teacher can prepare a defense.
(2) The written notice shall be delivered in person to the teacher or sent by registered or certified mail to the teacher at the teacher's residence address as reflected in the teacher's personnel file and shall state that a hearing before the board of directors is available to the teacher upon request provided that the request is made in writing within the time provided in § 6-17-1509.
(d) The hearing shall be scheduled by the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of a school district and the teacher and shall be held within the time and manner provided in § 6-17-1509 after a request for the hearing is received by the board of directors.
(e) If sufficient grounds for termination or suspension are found, the board of directors may terminate the teacher or continue the suspension for a definite period of time.
(f) The salary of a suspended teacher shall cease as of the date the board of directors sustains the suspension.
(g) If sufficient grounds for termination or suspension are not found, the teacher shall be reinstated without loss of compensation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1508
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6-17-1508. Suspension.
(a) Whenever a superintendent has reason to believe that cause exists for the termination of a teacher and that immediate suspension of the teacher is necessary, the superintendent may suspend the teacher without notice or a hearing.
(b) The superintendent shall notify the teacher in writing within two (2) school days of the suspension.
(c)(1) The written notice shall include a statement of the grounds for suspension or recommended termination, setting forth the grounds in separately numbered paragraphs so that a reasonable teacher can prepare a defense.
(2) The written notice shall be delivered in person to the teacher or sent by registered or certified mail to the teacher at the teacher's residence address as reflected in the teacher's personnel file and shall state that a hearing before the board of directors is available to the teacher upon request provided that the request is made in writing within the time provided in § 6-17-1509.
(d) The hearing shall be scheduled by the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of a school district and the teacher and shall be held within the time and manner provided in § 6-17-1509 after a request for the hearing is received by the board of directors.
(e) If sufficient grounds for termination or suspension are found, the board of directors may terminate the teacher or continue the suspension for a definite period of time.
(f) The salary of a suspended teacher shall cease as of the date the board of directors sustains the suspension.
(g) If sufficient grounds for termination or suspension are not found, the teacher shall be reinstated without loss of compensation.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-17-1509. Hearing.
(a) A teacher who receives a notice of recommended termination or nonrenewal may file a written request with the board of directors of the school district for a hearing.
(b) Written request for a hearing shall be sent by certified or registered mail to the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of the school district, with a copy to the superintendent, or may be delivered in person by the teacher to the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of the school district, with a copy to the superintendent, within thirty (30) calendar days after the written notice of proposed termination or nonrenewal is received by the teacher.
(c) Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the board of directors shall grant a hearing in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The hearing shall take place at a time agreed upon in writing by the parties, but if no time can be agreed upon, then the hearing shall be held no fewer than five (5) calendar days nor more than twenty (20) calendar days after the written request has been received by the board of directors;
(2)(A) The hearing shall be private unless the teacher or the board of directors shall request that the hearing be public.
(B) If the hearing is public, the parent or guardian of any student under eighteen (18) years of age who offers testimony may elect to have the student's testimony offered in private;
(3) The teacher and the board of directors may be represented by representatives of their choosing;
(4) It shall not be necessary that a full record of the proceedings at the hearing be made and preserved unless:
(A) The board of directors shall elect to make and preserve a record of the hearing at its own expense, in which event a copy sh
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1509
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-1509. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.