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[GeorgiaRose]

Texas is also a "right to work" state. Teachers (and others) can be fired at any time without`any reason given.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaRose

Teachers (and others) can be fired at any time without`any reason given.

That is not true. There MUST be documentation in order for a teacher to be fired. A teacher can't be fired 'just because' there must always be a reason.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaRose

Texas is also a "right to work" state. Teachers (and others) can be fired at any time without`any reason given.

Right to work typically deals with union membership being non-compulsory. Has nothing to do with at will employment. And public employees, which teacher are, are entitled to due process and termination procedures just like other public employees.

What usually happens with non-tenured teachers is that the school simply doesn't renew their contract (which is generally a year to year proposition).

Tenure might vary in Texas and they might not have it like they do in Oklahoma, but those due process guarantees can't be done away with by state law.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

epchick, you are fired from Greek Chat

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Right to work typically deals with union membership being non-compulsory. Has nothing to do with at will employment. And public employees, which teacher are, are entitled to due process and termination procedures just like other public employees.

What usually happens with non-tenured teachers is that the school simply doesn't renew their contract (which is generally a year to year proposition).

Tenure might vary in Texas and they might not have it like they do in Oklahoma, but those due process guarantees can't be done away with by state law.

But if you have a strong union, schools can't just "not renew" a contract without following seniority rules. Here, the only teachers that can be non-renewed are the ones with the least seniority. Nothing else matters unless they follow very strict procedures with disciplinary actions.