No community school 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 community school’s governing authority or operator, and such teacher may terminate the teacher’s contract at any other time by giving five days’ written notice to the employing governing authority or operator. Upon complaint by the employing governing authority or operator 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.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3314.103

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

As used in this section, “teacher” has the same meaning as in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code.