A teacher may be terminated, by the school board, at any time for just cause, including breach of contract, poor performance, incompetency, gross immorality, unprofessional conduct, insubordination, neglect of duty, or the violation of any policy or regulation of the school district. A school district may nonrenew a teacher who is in or beyond the fourth consecutive term of employment as a teacher with the school district pursuant to § 13-43-6.3 for just cause, including breach of contract, poor performance, incompetency, gross immorality, unprofessional conduct, insubordination, neglect of duty, or the violation of any policy or regulation of the school district.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-6.1
Just cause for termination or nonrenewal of teacher
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Wuest v. Winner School District 59-2 (2000)
Most recently applied in Scheller v. Faulkton Area School District 24-3 (April 2007)
Source: SL 1995, ch 87, § 75A; SL 1996, ch 128, § 1; SL 2005, ch 107, § 1.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.