Teachers’ Act Article 16

An educational institution shall dismiss or deny renewal of appointment to a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in the following subparagraphs pertains after that teacher was appointed, after a Teacher Evaluation Committee has deliberated the matter and passed a resolution supporting the disciplinary measure, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the Competent Authority; if the circumstances warrant severance with pay, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Article 27:1.There are concrete facts of underperformance in teaching or incompetence at work.2.There is a serious breach of agreement.If either of the situations referred to in the preceding subparagraphs pertains to a teacher, a Teacher Evaluation Committee shall deliberate the matter at a meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members and at least two-thirds of the members present need to be in agreement to pass a resolution regarding the disciplinary action. If, however, the situation referred to Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph pertains to a teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school, the school shall apply to the Competent Authority to have the matter investigated and verified by its Teachers’ Professional Review Committee. After this the matter shall be deliberated by a Teacher Evaluation Committee with at least half of its members present and at least half of the members present must be in agreement to pass a resolution regarding the disciplinary action.