KRS 161.780: Termination of contract by teacher or superintendent -- Resignation

binding as of date of acceptance.

(1) No teacher shall be permitted to terminate his or her contract within fifteen (15)

days prior to the first instructional day of the school term a t a school to which the

teacher is assigned or during the school term without the consent of the

superintendent. No superintendent shall be permitted to terminate his or her contract

within thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the school term or during the school

term without the consent of the employing board of education. A teacher shall be

permitted to terminate his or her contract at any other time when schools are not in

session by giving two (2) weeks written notice to the employing superintende nt. A

superintendent shall be permitted to terminate his or her contract at any other time

when schools are not in session by giving two (2) weeks written notice to the

employing board of education. Upon complaint by the employing board or

superintendent t o the Education Professional Standards Board, the certificate of a

teacher or superintendent terminating his contract in any manner other than

provided in this section may be suspended for not more than one (1) year, pursuant

to the hearing procedures set forth in KRS 161.120.

(2) If a teacher voluntarily resigns his contract during the school term, the resignation

shall be in writing and shall become binding on the date the resignation is accepted

by the superintendent. No further action by the employing b oard is necessary. The

resignation is effective on the date specified in the letter of resignation. A

resignation, once accepted, may be withdrawn only with the approval of the

employing board of education. Nothing in this subsection shall release the teac her

from liability to the local board of education for breach of contract.