§ 16-13-5. Suspension for cause — Payment for period suspended.
(a) Section 16-13-4 shall not prevent the suspension of a teacher for good and just cause. Prior to the
suspension of a teacher as provided in this section, the school committee shall hold
a pre-suspension hearing to determine if a suspension is warranted, and at the pre-suspension
hearing, shall consider any available evidence and afford the teacher or his or her
counsel an opportunity to respond to that evidence. In the event a teacher is suspended
or otherwise not permitted to perform his or her duties prior to the presuspension
hearing, then the teacher shall be paid his or h
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§ 16-13-5. Suspension for cause — Payment for period suspended.
(a) Section 16-13-4 shall not prevent the suspension of a teacher for good and just cause. Prior to the
suspension of a teacher as provided in this section, the school committee shall hold
a pre-suspension hearing to determine if a suspension is warranted, and at the pre-suspension
hearing, shall consider any available evidence and afford the teacher or his or her
counsel an opportunity to respond to that evidence. In the event a teacher is suspended
or otherwise not permitted to perform his or her duties prior to the presuspension
hearing, then the teacher shall be paid his or her regular salary during that period.
(b) Whenever a teacher is suspended by a school committee, the school committee shall
furnish the teacher with a complete statement of the cause(s) of the suspension and,
upon request, shall afford the teacher a hearing and appeal pursuant to the procedure
set forth in § 16-13-4. If the teacher shall be vindicated as a result of the hearing or any appeal the
teacher shall be paid in full for the period of suspension, and provided further,
that during the period of suspension, all medical and insurance benefits shall remain
in full force and effect.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit or at any time to
have prohibited a school committee in a municipality or regional school district with
an elected school committee, or the chief executive officer in a municipality with
an appointed school committee, from agreeing, in a collective bargaining agreement,
to the arbitration of disputes arising out of the suspension of a teacher pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section.