(a) The statement of cause for dismissal shall be given to the teacher, in writing, by
the governing body of the schools. The teacher may, within fifteen (15) days of the
notification, request, in writing, a hearing before the school committee or school
board. The hearing shall be public or private, in the discretion of the teacher. Both
teacher and school board shall be entitled to be represented by counsel and to present
witnesses. The board shall keep a complete record of the hearing and shall furnish
the teacher with a copy. Any teacher aggrieved by the decision of the school board
shall have the right of appeal to the department of elementary and secondary education
and shall have the right of further appeal to the superior court. Any decisions rendered
must be approved by a majority of the full board. Members voting on a decision must
have been in attendance at the hearing.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or at any time to
have prohibited, a school committee in a municipality or regional school district
with an elected school committee, or the chief executive officer in a municipality
with an appointed school committee from agreeing, in a collective bargaining agreement,
to the arbitration of disputes arising out of the nonrenewal, dismissal, and/or suspension
of a teacher pursuant to §§ 16-13-2, 16-13-3, and/or 16-13-5.
Notes of Decisions
Sch. Comm. of North Kingstown v. Crouch, 808 A.2d 1074 (R.I. 2002).
· cites it 9× “This same section requires that when an employer proposes to dismiss a tenured teacher, he or she shall be furnished with a complete statement of the cause for dismissal, and shall be entitled to a hearing and an appeal pursuant to § 16-13-4. Section 16-13-4(a) provides that a…”
Martone v. Johnston Sch. Comm., 824 A.2d 426 (R.I. 2003).
· cites it 5× “Specifically, the order directed the Johnston School Committee (committee) to conduct a hearing in accordance with G.L.1956 §§ 16-13-4 and 16-13-5. Section 16-13-5 addresses suspensions, but incorporates by reference the procedural protections in § 16-13-4, *428 which governs…”
Barber v. Exeter-West Greenwich Sch. Comm., 418 A.2d 13 (R.I. 1980).
· cites it 12× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 16-13-4. Although the associate commissioner found that the school committee had failed to adopt a statement of cause for not rehiring Barber, he ruled that the superintendent’s letter of February 25, 1975, adequately apprised Barber of the committee’s…”
Jacob v. Burke, 296 A.2d 456 (R.I. 1972).
· cites it 16× “Moreover, §16-13-2, as amended, also provided, as it previously had for tenured teachers, a right to a hearing on said charges and, if aggrieved thereby, a right of appeal pursuant to the procedure set forth in §16-13-4. Invoking the protection thus afforded by §16-13-2, as…”
Latham v. State, Dep't of Educ., 355 A.2d 400 (R.I. 1976).
· cites it 11× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §16-13-4. After hearing, the school committee reaffirmed its decision not to renew plaintiff’s contract for the 1971-72 school year.”
Jacob v. Bd. of Regents for Educ., 365 A.2d 430 (R.I. 1976).
· cites it 6× “222, and §16-13-4. In its pertinent parts the amended version of §16-13-2 provides that teaching service in the pübli-c elementary and secondary schools o-f this state shall be on the basis of an -annual contract which shall be considered to be a continuous agreement unless the…”
Davis v. Rhode Island Bd. of Regents for Educ., 399 A.2d 1247 (R.I. 1979).
· cites it 9× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §16-13-4 4 and §16-49-6(8)(h). 5 After weighing *476 the evidence and testimony presented at the school committee hearing, the commissioner found that “the charges were substantiated to the extent that a reasonable man would conclude that the School…”
Richardson v. Rhode Island Dep't of Educ., 947 A.2d 253 (R.I. 2008).
· cites it 4× “The typical appeals process for grievances brought by tenured teachers is set forth in G.L.1956 § 16-13-4 and requires appeal of the Board of Regents’s decision to the Superi- or Court.”
Bochner v. Providence Sch. Comm., 490 A.2d 37 (R.I. 1985).
· cites it 12× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 16-13-4, challenging their dismissals and the decision of the Board of Regents.”
Sch. Comm. of Providence v. Bd. of Regents for Educ., 429 A.2d 1297 (R.I. 1981).
· cites it 3× “Although Lauro contends that he should have been recognized as a long-term substitute, the committee may not turn this contention against Lauro and continue to argue that Lauro was properly denied this status.”
Royal v. Barry, 160 A.2d 572 (R.I. 1960).
· cites it 6× “On receipt of this communication petitioner consulted counsel who, by letter dated October 20, 1959, advised the committee through its chairman that general laws 1956, §16-13-4, entitled a teacher to a private hearing, if desired, and that unless the committee would assure…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-13-4(a) — 1 case
Sch. Comm. of North Kingstown v. Crouch, 808 A.2d 1074 (R.I. 2002).
“This same section requires that when an employer proposes to dismiss a tenured teacher, he or she shall be furnished with a complete statement of the cause for dismissal, and shall be entitled to a hearing and an appeal pursuant to § 16-13-4. Section 16-13-4(a) provides that a…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-13-4(b) — 2 cases
Sch. Comm. of North Kingstown v. Crouch, 808 A.2d 1074 (R.I. 2002).
“This same section requires that when an employer proposes to dismiss a tenured teacher, he or she shall be furnished with a complete statement of the cause for dismissal, and shall be entitled to a hearing and an appeal pursuant to § 16-13-4. Section 16-13-4(a) provides that a…”
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