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Ala. Code § 16-9-23 (2026)

Nomination, Assignment, Removal, Etc., of Teachers, Employees, Etc.

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The county superintendent of education shall nominate in writing for appointment by the county board of education all principals, teachers and all other regular employees of the board. He shall assign them to their positions, transfer them as the needs of the schools require, recommend them for promotion, suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24 of this title.

(School Code 1927, §161; Code 1940, T. 52, §123.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1979–2019 · leading case: Hamilton v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 122 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (M.D. Ala. 2000).
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Hamilton v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 122 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (M.D. Ala. 2000). “See AlaUode § 16-9-23 (1975) (appointments are made by “the county board of education”); see also Christopher R.”
Ellison v. Chilton Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 894 F. Supp. 415 (M.D. Ala. 1995). · cites it 2× “State Law Actions Pursuant to section 16-9-23 of the Alabama Code (1975): The County Superintendent of Education shall nominate in writing for appointment for the County Board of Education all principals, teachers and all other regular employees of the Board, he shall assign…”
Britnell v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ., 374 So. 2d 282 (Ala. 1979). “See Code 1975, §§ 16-9-23, -32 and -33. His testimony indicated that the State Board was in the process of disbursing appropriated funds without withholding any funds.”
Zachery v. Coosa Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (M.D. Ala. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Ala. Code § 16-9-23 (1975) (“The county superintendent of education shall nominate in writing for appointment by the county board of education all principals, teachers .”
Britnell v. Ala. St. Bd. of Ed., 374 So. 2d 282 (Ala. 1979). “See Code 1975, §§ 16-9-23, -32 and -33. His testimony indicated that the State Board was in the process of disbursing appropriated funds without withholding any funds.”
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