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Statutes > Alabama > Title16 > Chapter24 > 16-24-18Section 16-24-18
Minor suspensions of teachers - Procedure; hearings.
(a) At the conference provided in Section 16-24-17, which shall be public or private at the discretion of the teacher, the teacher, or his or her representative, shall be afforded the opportunity to speak to the board on matters relevant to such suspension. The teacher shall have the right to counsel and to have a court reporter record his or her statement, both at the expense of the teacher.
(b) Regardless of whether or not the employee elects to have a conference with the employing board, if the board votes to suspend the teacher, the superintendent shall give notice to the teacher of the board's action by delivering the notice within two days of the board's action. Such notice shall be in writing and shall inform the teacher of the right to contest the action by filing with the superintendent a written notice of appeal of the action within 15 days of the receipt of the notice. The teacher may obtain a review by a hearing officer of the board's decision. Such contest shall be taken by filing a written notice of contest with the superintendent within 15 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the employing board. If the contest is not timely taken, the board's decision shall be final. No such suspension shall be effected until the time for filing notice of contest has expired and, if notice of contest is filed, not until the hearing officer has issued an opinion.
(Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)