{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-14.20.170","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 14.20.170","heading":"Dismissal.","body":"(a) A teacher, including a teacher who has acquired tenure rights, may be dismissed at any time only for the following causes:\n(1) incompetency, which is defined as the inability or the unintentional or intentional failure to perform the teacher's customary teaching duties in a satisfactory manner;\n(2) immorality, which is defined as the commission of an act that, under the laws of the state, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude; or\n(3) substantial noncompliance with the school laws of the state, the regulations or bylaws of the department, the bylaws of the district, or the written rules of the superintendent.\n(b) A teacher may be suspended temporarily with regular compensation during a period of investigation to determine whether or not cause exists for the issuance of a notification of dismissal according to AS 14.20.180.\n(c) A teacher who is dismissed under this section is not entitled to a plan of improvement under AS 14.20.149.","path":["Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums.","Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel.","Article 2. Employment and Tenure."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#14.20.170","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:00Z","sha256":"806532421594d615c80cb57dfc3ddbd0d2b32cf5c32f54f9131426bf71a83a50","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-14.20.165","next":"us-ak/as-14.20.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}