Positions vacated for less than twelve (12) months by teachers on leave shall be filled with an interim teacher for such time as the teacher is on leave. Upon return of the teacher within the twelve (12) months, the interim teacher shall relinquish the position, and the teacher shall return to the position. If the leave exceeds twelve (12) months, the teacher shall be placed in the same or a comparable position upon return from leave.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-705
Teacher's reinstatement after leave
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Harris v. Metropolitan Government (2010)
Most recently applied in Harris v. METRO. GOV'T NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON CO. TN (February 2010)
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
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