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Issue Position: Restore Teacher Due Process

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2014
Issues: Education

Kansas teachers deserve respect and appreciation.We need to protect their rights, and ensure that their voices are heard.

We trust our teachers with our children's education, but their trust in the Kansas Legislature is eroding.

According to the KNEA, "Kansas has a teacher evaluation system that includes regular assessment of teachers by school administrators, a probationary period of three years, and a rigorous performance assessment. Until this year, a due process provision for veteran teachers that protected them from arbitrary and capricious actions was part of the process."

In 2014, the Kansas Legislature stripped them of these protections, even though they have worked tirelessly to find an appropriate solution for all parties concerned.

Our teachers deserve respect and appreciation. Our teachers voices deserve to be heard. Our teachers deserve the right to due process.


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