49-5-408 - Teachers Contracts. - Tennessee Statutes

49-5-408. Teachers Contracts.

All teachers must make a written contract with the director of schools or board of education at a fixed salary per month before entering upon their duties in any public elementary or high school. The contracts shall be in such form as may be furnished by the commissioner of education and shall be signed in duplicate, each party holding a copy. Failure to comply with this section by either or both parties shall subject the teacher and the director of schools or board of education to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

[Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 1487a51; Code 1932, § 2340; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1305; Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 24.]