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Board delays vote on policy change defining which certified employees get five‑day nonrenewal notice
Summary
Board members debated proposed language that would distinguish 200‑day classroom teachers from other certified employees for nonrenewal notice timing, then tabled the first reading pending further legal review and a study-session discussion.
The Sumner County School Board on Aug. 19 discussed, on first reading, a proposed revision to policy 5.2 that would change how the district defines "teacher" for purposes of nonrenewal and dismissal notice periods.
Under the current policy the board cited, "teacher" is defined to include "teachers, supervisors, principals, directors of schools, and all other certified personnel employed by the local board of education," and nonrenewal…
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