Alabama § 16-40-22 Teachers May Decline to Teach Courses Under This Article

Alabama Statutes

§ 16-40-22 — Teachers May Decline to Teach Courses Under This Article

Alabama § 16-40-22

Title 16Education

Ch. 40Instruction as to Certain Subjects

Art. 2Study of the Bible

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Ala. Code § 16-40-22 (2026).

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No teacher shall be required to teach any course under this article and, any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no teacher shall be subject to any retaliation for declining to teach such a course, including, but not limited to, non-renewal of contract, termination, transfer, reassignment, loss of extracurricular activity assignments, reassignment of planning period, or reduction of evaluation score.

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No teacher shall be required to teach any course under this article and, any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no teacher shall be subject to any retaliation for declining to teach such a course, including, but not limited to, non-renewal of contract, termination, transfer, reassignment, loss of extracurricular activity assignments, reassignment of planning period, or reduction of evaluation score.