Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 168.102 (2026)

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168.102. Short title. — Sections 168.102 to 168.130 shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Tenure Act" and shall become effective July 1, 1970.

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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.101)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators, academically deficient schools, when, procedure, 160.540

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 43 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2022 · leading case: Fuller v. North Kansas City Sch. Dist., 629 S.W.2d 404 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981).

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Fuller v. North Kansas City Sch. Dist., 629 S.W.2d 404 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 9× “Count I in substance alleged that Fuller’s contract of employment as an elementary school principal was wrongfully terminated by the District under § 168.102 et seq., RSMo.1969, and Count II in substance alleged that Fuller was thus deprived of his procedural due process…”

Dial v. Lathrop R-II Sch. Dist., 871 S.W.2d 444 (Mo. 1994). · cites it 3× “§ 168.102, RSMo 1986. Subsequently, in 1977, Ms.”

Lopez v. Vance, 509 S.W.2d 197 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 6× “" The court ordered and decreed that plaintiff is not entitled to the relief prayed for in Count I, and that the "Plaintiff is not a person entitled to the benefits of the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act as provided in Section 168.102 et seq. RSMo.1969." In due time Mr.”

Tracy L. Reed v. The Kansas City Missouri Sch. Dist., 504 S.W.3d 235 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). “In addition, all were tenured teachers and could not be “forced” to resign because, unlike Reed, they had "indefinite” contracts and enjoyed extensive protections under the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act (§§ 168.102, et seq.), which the circuit court noted.”

Kish v. Chilhowee R-IV Sch. Dist., 814 S.W.2d 649 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “Section 168.102; Beck v. James, 793 S.W.2d 416, 419 [7] (Mo.”

Revelle v. Mehlville Sch. Dist. R-9, 562 S.W.2d 175 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 3× “Policy 4118, titled “Tenure,” provides that the regulations are intended to be in compliance with the Teacher Tenure Act, §§ 168.102 to 168.130 RSMo. and that if the regulations are in conflict with the Act, the Act will govern.”

Inman v. Reorganized Sch. Dist. No. II, 845 S.W.2d 688 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “The Amended Petition generally alleged Inman was wrongfully terminated under the provisions of the “Teacher Tenure Act,” §§ 168.102 to 168.130, 1 and the School District failed to perform performance-based evaluations of Inman, in violation of §§ 168.”

Williams v. Bd. of Educ., Cass R-VIII Sch. Dist., 573 S.W.2d 81 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “4]: Any permanent teacher who is promoted with his consent to a position of principal or assistant principal, or is first employed by a district as a principal or assistant principal, shall not have permanent status in such position but shall retain tenure in the position…”

Beck v. James, 793 S.W.2d 416 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “There is no provision in the Teacher Tenure Act, Section 168.102 et seq. RSMo (1986), affording extra procedural or substantive rights to teachers with 29 years of teaching experience.”

Sch. Dist. of Kansas City v. Clymer, 554 S.W.2d 483 (Mo. Ct. App. 1977). “” As more directly pertinent to the validity of respondent’s order of May 6, 1977, are §§ 168.102, et seq., known as the “Teacher Tenure Act”, one of the purposes of which is to protect competent and qualified teachers in the security of their positions.”

Thompson v. Sw. Sch. Dist., 483 F. Supp. 1170 (W.D. Mo. 1980). “Further support for this holding is provided by cases discussing the purpose of the Missouri Teacher Tenure Law, §§ 168.102— 168.130, Mo.Rev.Stat. (1970).”

Elrod v. Harrisonville Cass R-IX Sch. Dist., 706 S.W.2d 465 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “A term subjected the contract to modification or termination under the provisions of §§ 168.102 to 168.130, RSMo 1978 [Teacher Tenure Act].”

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