Case Information
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6Sl OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS A,-W”Nl” GENCI1AL
i-onoreblo T. I(. Trimble FIML A8rlrtult
stae suporlatelanc or rubuo Education
mOObi.Ilg tbb 8CbOOl .'che nelCG 8bhOO1 y8aI', 1t8 PUr&BOclO bsiny t0 ~ d8ter u1aoMr8 from leovlng their job8 during \ Lhq yhoo&- mrm. The contFOet 5WOViOioIi8 vould
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,\.-. ,' "1. The con~rac1. would be glren a
deflnlta time io run. “2. Iha Board vould agree not LO
replete al8 tomxler during L&e life I;ns contract. i’ha ieac~r uould qrse not
LO leave the school rcma during the llte of LCB concrac~ ulesr released by the Doard.
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“4. TM oontmot vould provldo th6t
Oy mutu61 8&nrreat Lhe oonimet ml.@& be
cancelled at my tlm.
"5. TM &6& Votdd obligate it8d.f t0 tb0 06fi04tut;orr th0 00ntnat LO we SOP w OWl8. oOnrider8 jprrt 8~6 nuon&Ue vhanevsr a br68hlp not be brought upon the ~Upll8 OS the te6CMr. Tb8 Contrmt VoutR let up a yearly
aaluy for JU.M month8 of vork, but the admy so be paid in tvrlve la8t~llmeat8.
'. "7. The aoncmkt VOuld'&wOllda th6t if a tercher left hlr Job vlthout being releered frmthe contreotbytbb Boardthetoaehervould fOPhit 61% $6~ dUa t0 him iOr th@ m8t Or th, oontnct.
%U Vi11 860 th6t th@ 1&8t pPOVi8tOIl tiii OM On vhloh the Baud dO8iP88 ~mrti- be advired.~ It COIbt.~&tO8 Cuh~‘~y a8 ‘YOU vlll note t&e vithholdiag of one fourth oC a aalery divided by .hine in Order to a&8 ply- lWLLL z.n tV13lV8 in8dd.lA8IlG8, the torrelture if by 8 te8ohhrr of ell money tEu8 vitbhold teaollsr ShoUld leave hi8 job VithouC l!61ee8.
rrom the .noard. P16e8. &VS Cbi8 JOW VOW 66lW' hrl WtWlt;Oll e8 66ClJ a8 flOU UeB do 80 80 th5t if the Board 8bOtid deolde to have thi8 tfJ3e Of contraat tha twche88 rmy b8 Intomed a8 8arly a8 pO88ible."
Article 2781, Vernon'8 Annotated Texar Clril reada tO11ov8: StG.Ute8,
"Tb8 BOWd Of TrU8tse8 Of Sny city cc tovn or any 1ndspendonC school ditrcriot may employ a superintendent, prlnclpal, WOOher, or other executive officer8 In the rohoolr therein provided Tar a tam not to exceed three yoara, ‘ihal; t&8 fj0tWd of Truaree8 of an independent eclldol d18LriCb vtich had a t+,cholasric pOpulaLi3n
653 Exl. T. i4. Trlmblo - ?8g0 3
Of 5,000 Or WOCB in the 1a8t Ql'eC8dding SCha- laerlo yew mar employ 8 suparlntondent, prlaai- gal, ttnahar, or other th8 8~80ULiVe OffiC8P8 in term not to arceod rive SC&~018 thmsin yearr . AU tuelvs-month cantraut8 mede by tru8Lee8 Of ind8QeadWt 8OboO1 di8tri0t8 vlth eaQloyee8 lure&m ~tloned 8hd1 be&n OII July fiP8S U&d Curd On June 30th Of the yOeP tom-
nating tM coatnot. Attl 1.905, 0. 2631 Aot8 1923, P. 260 Act8 1930, 418% Leg. 5th 0. 8.
P. l23, Ch. Q , Sm. 1." The Allo 8OOE8 t0 be V.11 88tabli8h8d in 48%a8 that SChOO1 tE438tW38 h6Ve th8 IDII1pgWOILt and UOntrUl Of ;cilOOl Md h6Vb WLbority t0 OrmplOy Uld CODtCaOt vlth teEkCher8 s80 the r0uwbg 6uthori- subject to 8tatUtO~ ~t6tiolr8.
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Pee*y et rl v. CarlllO, 139 S.Y.(2) 779 #illor v. failed, 6S s.U. 2) 417 ( 6 Whlto v. PorLep, S.V. ) 287 V88 al80 held ii3 the Case Of Prollen V. 00080 creek Xnd8Qsadant School DiltriCt, 148 S. N. (2) 460, a aor- La.in tsauher'8 oontraot Va8 void a8 being In tiolatlon 0s a SL8LUEe ULd 08 be% e&ainsL Lhe "Pub110 QOm?y' Of th8 st8LC.
After careful 8xaainatlOn Ye have be8n Uneble find any 8trtUtOl7 prohibition Vhbh pr8vent the '
insertian of provl8lon Ro. 7 in QroQu8ed teacher’8 con- t0 Q&XiVO Vh’BrU 8UCh QPOVi81On tnct. He a80 l m UMbb VOad ViOutO Uy QUbuQ QOiiCJ Of Lu8 St&. We, thWfOr0, hold 8aae to be & vrlid COntrMtU6l QrOtl8lo&
YOUl’8 Very tMily