Legal Opinion
Gadsden Federation of Teachers v. Board of Education of the Gadsden Independent School District
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1996No. 16703, 16732PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.(1)In 1994 tenure rights previously granted only to certified school instructors were extended to almost all public school employees. The legislature amended the New Mexico School Personnel Act to provide:
A local school board or governing authority may not terminate an employee who has been employed by a school district or state agency for three consecutive years without just cause.
Section 22-10-14(D) (Cum.Supp.1995). But see NMSA 1978, § 22-10-16 (Cum.Supp. 1995) (excluding some classes of employees). Non-certified employees were also granted various procedural rights…
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