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ASSIGNMENTS USING ISSUES IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL LAW
TEACHER SUSPENSION
1. What are the causes for which a teacher may be suspended? ( School Code
11-1124 )
2. How does procedural due process in terms of hearings differ from that for
dismissal? ( School Code 11-1125.1, 11-1126 )
3. How does the appeals process differ from that for dismissal? ( see Appeals
Process )
4. What role does the General Assembly play in the area of suspension of teachers?
5. What role does the Pennsylvania Department of Education play in this area?
( BEC 14-95)
6. What role does the State Board of Education play in this area?
7. What role does the local school board play in this area? ( BEC 14-95 )
8. What rights do professional employees have when they are to be suspended?
( School Code 11-1125.1, 11-1126 )
9. What rights do suspended teachers have? (School Code 11-1125.1 )
10. Can administrators be suspended?
11. What is a realignment? ( School Code 11-1125.1 )
12. Can suspension be arbitrated?
13. Can a temporary professional employe be suspended? What rights would a t.p.e
have?
14. What other types of suspension are there in addition to furlough? How do
they differ from furlough? ( see Cases )