{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-63-301","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 22-63-301","heading":"Grounds for dismissal.","body":"A teacher may be dismissed for physical or mental disability, incompetency, neglect of duty, immorality, unsatisfactory performance, insubordination, the conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a guilty plea, a plea of nolo contendere, or a deferred sentence for a felony, or other good and just cause. No teacher shall be dismissed for temporary illness, leave of absence previously approved by the board, or military leave of absence pursuant to article 3 of title 28, C.R.S.","path":["Title 22 - EDUCATION","Article 63 - Teacher Employment, Compensation, and Dismissal","Part 3 - DISMISSAL"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-22.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"65e8833ad95eef258646819d3538c3dc7804f00992df21e85c2813856af527c9","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-63-206","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-63-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}