The director of schools, when necessary to the efficient operation of the school system, may transfer a teacher from one location to another within the school system, or from one type of work to another for which the teacher is qualified and licensed; provided, that transfers shall be acted upon in accordance with board policy.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-510
Transfers within system
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Lawrence County Education Ass'n v. Lawrence County Board of Education (2007)
Most recently applied in Lawrence County Education Ass'n v. Lawrence County Board of Education (December 2007)
Acts 1951, ch. 76, § 10 (Williams, § 2345.10); Acts 1957, ch. 202, § 1; 1965, ch. 196, § 1; 1969, ch. 286, § 1; 1970, ch. 480, § 1; T.C.A
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