Primary and Junior High School Act Article 18

If a currently serving principal of a public school who has a teacher’s qualification as defined by the Teachers’ Act is willing to resume a teaching position, the competent authority shall assign them to a school, or a public university that offers teacher education programs shall arrange for them to teach at their former school. The principal’s resuming a teaching position is not subject to the provisions of the Teachers’ Act or the Act Governing the Appointment of Educators relating to requirements for teachers to be assessed and approved by the school’s teacher evaluation committee.The currently serving principal of a public school referred to in the preceding paragraph is not permitted to resume a teaching position if it has been determined by the competent authority that any of the circumstances which the Teachers’ Act or the Act Governing the Appointment of Educators stipulate are grounds for dismissal or denial of renewal of appointment apply to that person.If a currently serving public school principal has served their term and has not been selected for reappointment, or is not qualified to teach and is unable to take a teaching position, or is qualified to teach but unwilling to resume a teaching position, the school’s competent authority or a public university that offers teacher training programs may handle the situation in the following ways:1. Approve retirement for those who satisfy the criteria for voluntary retirement.2. Give those who do not satisfy retirement criteria or who are unwilling to retire, priority counseling to assist them to transfer to another occupation or position they are willing to take and in accordance with their individual qualifications.If a principal currently serving at a private school who has a teacher’s qualification as defined in the Teachers’ Act is willing to resume a teaching position, their case shall be dealt with by a resolution made by the board of directors of the school legal person.The currently serving principal of a private school referred to in the preceding paragraph is not permitted to resume a teaching position if it has been determined by the competent authority that any of the circumstances specified by the Teachers’ Act or the Act Governing the Appointment of Educators as grounds for dismissal or denial of renewal of appointment apply to that person.