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The Supreme Court sets down the rules for teacher negotiations under the PNA.

The purpose of the Tenure of Instructors Act [1937 – 1974] is to protect competent and worthy instructors and other members of the teaching profession against unjust dismissal of any kind - political, religious or personal. Million (1957).

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The Supreme Court sets down the rules for teacher negotiations under the PNA.

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  1. The purpose of the Tenure of Instructors Act [1937 – 1974] is to protect competent and worthy instructors and other members of the teaching profession against unjust dismissal of any kind - political, religious or personal. Million (1957)

  2. Even before they had a due process right under statute, Peters and Epperson were found to have a sufficient property interest to entitle them to a hearing before termination. Epperson & Peters (1973)

  3. Once a local association is recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative, a board of education may not withdraw recognition except as provided under the PNA. Liberal (1973)

  4. The Supreme Court sets down the rules for teacher negotiations under the PNA. Shawnee Mission (1973)

  5. A untenured teacher who is dismissed without pay during the term of his contract has a due process right in his uncompleted contract. Wertz (1975)

  6. In 1979, the Kansas Supreme decides a series of cases determining for the first time the negotiability of various topics under the PNA. NEA-Topeka (decided February 24, 1979) Riley County Education Assn. (decided February 24, 1979) Chee-Craw (decided March 31, 1979) NEA-Fort Scott (decided March 31, 1979) NEA-Goodland (decided March 31, 1979) NEA-Parsons (decided March 31, 1979) Tri-County Educators’ Assn. (decided May 5, 1979)

  7. Under the Kansas due process statute, a tenured teacher may be terminated or non-renewed only if good cause is shown. Gillett (1980)

  8. In a reduction-in-force, all non-tenured teachers teaching subjects which a tenured teacher is qualified to teach are non-renewed first. Coats (1983) Licensure by the State Board of Education carries with it the rebuttable presumption that the teacher is qualified to teach the subjects endorsed. Bauer (1988)

  9. A teacher cannot be required to accept supplemental duties as part of his primary teaching contract; and a teacher may unilaterally terminate his/her supplemental contract without affecting his/her primary contract. Swager (1984)

  10. A provision in the Negotiated Agreement that provides for assignment of supplemental duties is unenforceable. Swanson (1986)

  11. Scheduling supplemental duties, such as coaching, during the school day does not allow those duties to be treated as part of the teacher’s primary contract of employment. Hachiya (1988)

  12. The Secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor has broad power to fashion appropriate relief when a prohibited practice has occurred, including the power to award monetary damages. Jewell-Randall (1990)

  13. A tenured teacher’s right to continued employment is a property right subject to the protections of due process, including a pre-termination hearing before pay is cut off. McMillen II (1993)

  14. Under the 1992 amendments to the Due Process Procedure Act, the due process hearing officer makes the final determination whether good cause exists to terminate or non-renew a teacher’s contract. Robinson (1997)

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