When by reason of decreased enrollment of pupils, or by reason of suspension of schools
or territorial changes affecting the district, a local superintendent decides that it shall be
necessary to reduce the number of teachers, he shall have full authority to make
reasonable reduction. But, in making such reduction, the local superintendent shall,
within each teaching field affected, give preference to teachers on continuing contracts
and to teachers who have greater seniority. Teachers whose continuing contracts are
suspended shall have the right of restoration in continuing service status in the order of
seniority of service in the district if teaching positions become vacant or are created for
which any of the teachers are or become qualified.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 249, effective July 13, 1990. --
Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 9.
Notes of Decisions
Harlan Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Stagnolia, 555 S.W.2d 828 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
“Of the thirty-five teachers mentioned by the court, twenty-six were Title I funded while the balance were paid out of state or local revenues.”
Settle v. Camic, 552 S.W.2d 693 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
“790, or suspended under KRS 161.800. The Plaintiff herein had a “continuing service contract” during all material times, and his contract had not been terminated or suspended.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Jones, 823 S.W.2d 457 (Ky. 1992).
“790 and KRS 161.800. KRS 161.720(4). Appellee had previously attained a continuing service status in the Harlan *459 County School System.”
Marshall v. Conley, 258 S.W.2d 911 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953).
“Conley contends that he had seniority rights to teach in the high school, under the provisions of KRS 161.800. However, we construe that statute as dealing with seniority only as it affects employment and not as it affects position.”
Downs v. Henry Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 769 S.W.2d 49 (Ky. Ct. App. 1988).
“” The statute providing for suspension of school teachers is KRS 161.800 which states: When by reason of decreased enrollment of pupils, or by reason of suspension of schools or territorial changes affecting the district, a board of education decides that it will be necessary to…”
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