School Personnel and Employment Law: A Legal Analysis for Today’s Elementary and Secondary Catholic School

Authors

David K. Guite

Abstract

Diocesan central office staff, principals, pastors, and other chief executive officers face personnel and hiring decisions regularly. Dismissal of employees and nonrenewal of contracts, racial discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, sex or gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and the right of workers to organize. The author concludes with an appeal to Catholic leaders to stay well informed of ongoing developments in employment law and calls for the implementation of arbitration to avoid costly litigation.

DOI

10.15365/joce.0404062013

First Page

493

Last Page

513

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Guite, D. K. (2001). School Personnel and Employment Law: A Legal Analysis for Today’s Elementary and Secondary Catholic School. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.0404062013