§ 279.27 — Discharge of teacher

Iowa § 279.27

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 279: DIRECTORS — POWERS AND DUTIES

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1. A teacher may be discharged at any time during the contract year for just cause. The
superintendent or the superintendent’s designee, shall notify the teacher immediately that
the superintendent will recommend in writing to the board at a regular or special meeting of
the board held not more than fifteen days after notification has been given to the teacher that
the teacher’s continuing contract be terminated effective immediately following a decision of
the board. The procedure for dismissal shall be as provided in section 279.15, subsection 2,
and sections 279.16 through 279.19. The superintendent may suspend a teacher under this
section pending hearing and determination by the board.
2. For purposes of this section, “just cause” includes but is not limited to a violation of the
code of professional conduct and ethics of the board of educational examiners if the board
has taken disciplinary action against a teacher, during the six months following issuance by
the board of a final written decision and finding of fact after a disciplinary proceeding.

Legislative History

[C73, §1734; C97, §2782; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4237; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §279.24; C77, 79, 81, §279.27]