Wright v. State, Commission on Ethics

I cannot agree that an employee “on leave” is any less an employee. By definition, one on leave is only temporarily absent. A teacher on continuing contract has acquired a valuable property right, more than a mere “expectancy” of employment. Texton v. Hancock, 359 So.2d 895 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). There is a statutorily protected right to employment which cannot be divested by means other than those specified in the statute, Chapter 231, Florida Statutes, particularly Section 231.36(3)(e), (4), (6), and Section 231.44. See McDowell v. School Board of Suwannee County, 365 So.2d 454 (Fla. 1st DCA…