In the case of State ex rel. Unterbrink v. Elida Local Sch. Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-5378, an Ohio Appeals Court held that teachers are required to have actual notice of an entry of an order of termination – and the teacher in this case was given actual notice of termination.
The teacher argued that he did not have actual notice of his termination because the notice he received was not in writing and did not set forth the specific grounds for termination. The Court disagreed.
The Court held that a letter from the Superintendent served as actual notice of the teacher’s termination and the teacher had notice of termination after failing to timely pass all five required of the educator assessments.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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