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Thank you for looking at this, ElleMD. I will definitely look into the local agreements. But, CA is “famous” for it’s legislature, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is mostly governed by state laws. The first (44920) basically defines “temporary” teachers. I don’t think it allows them to...

Thank you for all of your suggestions. Many other parents are also involved and doing all of these and more. On this forum, I am looking for someone with knowledge of law and can explain how these 2 laws do not contradict each other. It’s probably obvious to everyone here, but I am very naive...

The other law says they can’t employ them for less than one semester: 44920. ... the governing board of a school district may employ as a teacher, for a complete school year, but not less than one semester during a school year ...

Both laws are Chapter 4 laws which govern employment of certificated teachers. Yes: our district reduced a full-time teacher position at our school this year after 3 weeks of classes. I am researching if this was legal. The teacher was a new hire (least seniority) and was replacing a teacher...

Both laws appear to address when these teachers can be dismissed. Yes: our district reduced a regular full-time teacher position at our school 3 weeks into the year. I thought that full-time teachers had to go through the March 15 lay-off procedure. Can you please explain these different...

Hi, As a parent with absolutely no law knowledge or experience, I see 2 laws in the CA Ed Code that appear to apply to teachers that are hired to replace full-time teachers on long-term leave, and would like to know which one applies and why: CA Ed Code 44920 says: “... district may employ as...