If any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school of this state shall arbitrarily or willfully breach his or her contract and abandon his or her employment without being released therefrom as provided in Section 37-9-55, the contract of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be null and void. In addition thereto the license of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee may be suspended by the State Board of Education for a period of one (1) school year as provided in Section 37-3-2(8) upon written recommendation of the majority of the members of the school board of the school district involved.
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