Any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school who is under contract to teach or perform other duties and who desires to be released from such contract shall make application in writing to the school board of the school district for release therefrom, in which application the reasons for such release shall be clearly stated. If the board acts favorably upon such application for release, such superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be released from his contract, and said contract shall be null and void on the date specified in the school board's order.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees
§ 37-9-3. Employment of non-instructional employees
§ 37-9-4. Compensation of attorney employed by school board who is a member of the Legislature
§ 37-9-11. Testing of applicants for teacher licensure
§ 37-9-12. Referendum on continuation or abolition of office of county superintendent of education
§ 37-9-14. General duties and powers of superintendent of school district
§ 37-9-15. Selection of assistant superintendents and principals; interim conservators
§ 37-9-21. Nepotism in hiring of superintendents, principals or licensed employees
§ 37-9-24. Contracts with licensed personnel for not less than 187 employment days
§ 37-9-25. Contracts for periods greater than one scholastic year
§ 37-9-27. Bond of superintendents
§ 37-9-35. Employment of teachers to be paid from minimum education program funds
§ 37-9-41. Manner of payment of salaries
§ 37-9-43. Payment of salary prior to execution of written contract; effect of breach of contract
§ 37-9-49. Deduction of dues, etc., from salaries
§ 37-9-55. Release from contract
§ 37-9-57. Effect of abandonment of employment
§ 37-9-69. General duties of superintendents, principals and teachers
§ 37-9-71. Suspension or expulsion of pupils