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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED196133 AUTHOR: Zirkel, Perry A.; Bargerstock, Charles T.
TITLE: The Law on Reduction-in-Force: A Summary of
Legislation and Litigation. ERS Monograph.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1980
NOTE: 74 p.
AVAILABILITY: Educational Research Service, Inc., 1800
North Kent St., Suite 1020, Arlington, VA 22209 (Stock No.
222 00024; $10.00)
ABSTRACT: Declining enrollment and lower teacher turnover
have forced many school districts to reduce the number of
professional personnel employed. State legislatures, the
courts, and local collective negotiations have been the
principal scenes of legal activity concerning reduction in
force (RIF). In this monograph, both technical legal
information and direct assistance are provided to
practicing school administrators and school boards. The
monograph summarizes RIF legislation and litigation,
including collective bargaining cases where generalizable.
The focus is on loss of positions by teachers for
nonpersonal reasons. The analysis considers cases involving
other professional school staff, such as principals, as
well as peripheral issues, such as demotion and transfer,
only as they relate to this primary focus. Footnotes and a
glossary of selected legal terms conclude the monograph.
(Author/MLF)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Board-of-Education
Policy; Collective-Bargaining; Declining-Enrollment; Due
Process; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Hearings-;
Retrenchment-; School-Organization; Seniority-; Tenure-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Court-Litigation; *Reduction-in-Force;
*State-Legislation; *Teacher-Dismissal
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