Bill Would Stop Convicted Teachers From Collecting A Paycheck

Alabama Bill The bill was inspired by the case of former Washington County teacher Charlene Schmitz who continues to draw pay more than a year after she was convicted of luring a student for sex.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, July 06, 2009 - 10:22 am CST Last Updated: Mon, July 06, 2009 - 10:24 am CST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A state representative from Semmes has
started drafting legislation that would end pay for teachers who
are convicted of felonies or crimes involving children.
Under the proposal from Republican state Rep. Chad Fincher,
those teachers would immediately be fired upon conviction and they
would lose their pay.
Fincher said the bill was inspired by the case of former
Washington County teacher Charlene Schmitz, who is in federal
prison and continues to draw pay more than a year after she was
convicted of luring a student for sex.
Under Alabama's teacher tenure act, those who appeal their
firings get arbitration hearings and pay must continue until the
abribtrator rules. But teachers who are accused of crimes can't
have those hearings until all criminal proceedings are done.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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ickthus
ickthus Says:
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Good intentions but bad idea. Maybe leave it to just sex crime with children.

cmb1 Says:
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:27 pm

Take the money away…  She should have thought about that when she did the crime.

shrimpfire Says:
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm

U CANNOT do this, legally they put the time in when they were good and they deserve the money, To their wife or husband aslong as they r alive.

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