PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE
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This office handles complaints concerning professional discipline - that is, conduct that could lead to the suspension or revocation of an educator's professional license. The grounds for disciplinary action are contained in 16 N.C.A.C. 6C .0312 of the Official North Carolina Administrative Code. That rule also describes the process by which the State Board suspends or revokes licenses. Additional rules that deal with professional conduct are the Testing Code of Ethics (16 N.C.A.C. 6D .0306) and the Standards of Professional Conduct (16 N.C.A.C. 6C .0602).
Whenever the State Board or its staff denies issuance of a license or suspends or revokes a license, it reports that action to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Clearinghouse so that other states may be aware of the action. State Board staff also maintains a list of disciplinary actions taken against professional educators.
TEACHER DISMISSAL
Due Process
N.C. Gen. Stat. ß 115C-325 specifies the reasons for which career teachers
may be dismissed and the procedures that must be followed in a dismissal.
These reasons and procedures also apply to the dismissal of a probationary
teacher during the school year and to a contract administrator during the
term of the contract. The employee has the right to a hearing before a case
manager, or may request an immediate hearing before the school board.
The process for dismissing employees under N.C. Gen. Stat. ß 115C-325 involves
a number of specific timelines that personnel offices and superintendents
must be aware of.
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List of Dismissed Teachers
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-333(d) requires school boards to notify the State Board of Education of each employee it dismisses under N.C. Gen. Stat. ß 115C-325 for any reason other than reduction in force. Local boards must also send copies of dismissal letter(s) to the Legal Affairs Office of the State Board. The State Board is required to make these names available to school systems, which the State Board accomplishes via a secure Internet site. School boards normally perform this requirement through their personnel offices. Authorized personnel are able to submit dismissal information online to the State Board of Education and to access the list of dismissed teachers. Access to the site requires a user name and password obtained through the local HRMS administrator.