Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.15 (2026)

Termination of contract by teacher

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No teacher shall terminate the teacher's contract after the tenth day of July of any school year or during the school year, prior to the termination of the annual session, without the consent of the board of education; and such teacher may terminate the teacher's contract at any other time by giving five days' written notice to the employing board. Upon complaint by the employing board to the state board of education and after investigation by it, the license of a teacher terminating the teacher's contract in any other manner than provided in this section may be suspended for not more than one year.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2004 · leading case: Rhoads v. Bd. of Educ. of Mad River Local Sch. Dist., 103 F. App'x 888 (6th Cir. 2004).
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Rhoads v. Bd. of Educ. of Mad River Local Sch. Dist., 103 F. App'x 888 (6th Cir. 2004). “Such an interpretation is supported by the fact that the provision governing the ability of teachers to terminate their contracts stipulates that they may do so only under certain circumstances unless the board of education for which they work consents to the termination.”
Meyer v. Chagrin Falls Exempted Vill. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 460 N.E.2d 269 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “A teacher’s resignation must conform to time limits in R.C. 3319.15, or the teacher’s certificate may be subject to a year’s suspension.”
State ex rel. Lee v. Bellefontaine City Bd. of Educ., 477 N.E.2d 1135 (Ohio 1985). “R.C. 3319.15 provides: “No teacher shall terminate his contract after the tenth day of July of any school year or during the school year, prior to the termination of the annual session, without the consent of the board of education; and such teacher may terminate his contract at…”
State Ex Rel. Mullen v. Fayetteville-Perry Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 557 N.E.2d 1235 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). “R.C. 3319.15 states in pertinent part: “No teacher shall terminate his contract after the tenth day of July of any school year or during the school year, prior to the termination of the annual session, without the consent of the board of education *' * In the case sub judice,…”
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