Section 59-25-160. "Just cause" may consist of any one or more of the following:
- (1) incompetence;
- (2) wilful neglect of duty;
- (3) wilful violation of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education;
- (4) unprofessional conduct;
- (5) drunkenness;
- (6) cruelty;
- (7) crime against the law of this State or the United States;
- (8) immorality;
- (9) any conduct involving moral turpitude;
- (10) dishonesty;
- (11) evident unfitness for position for which employed;
- (12) sale or possession of narcotics; or
- (13) breach of contract.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-375.1; 1974 (58) 1928; 2025 Act No. 12 (H.3196), SECTION 6, eff July 1, 2025.
Editor's Note
2025 Act No. 12, SECTION 1, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Educator Assistance Act.'"
Effect of Amendment
2025 Act No. 12, SECTION 6, added (12) and made other nonsubstantive changes.