TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas law that stripped public school teachers of guaranteed tenure doesnt violate the state or federal constitution because legislators had the power to modify or end the policy, the state Supreme Court declared Friday.
The court ruled against two veteran teachers who sued their rural school district after it did not renew their contracts in May 2015. They argued that the Republican-controlled Legislature deprived them of a property right through an expedited process for passing the law in 2014 that violated their right to due legal process.
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