State seeks more people to serve on teacher tribunals

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Department of Education is trying to recruit additional educators and non-educators to serve on teacher tribunals.

Under state law, before a teacher is fired or suspended by a school district, the teacher has the right to appeal the decision and have the case heard by a tribunal. Each tribunal consists of a retired or current public school teacher, a retired or current public school certified administrator and a layperson.

None of them can live in the district from which the appeal was made.

The hearing is overseen by a hearing officer from the attorney general’s office.

State officials say people currently in the pool for assignment to a teacher tribunal or those who have already served on a tribunal will need to reapply and undergo training to continue to serve.

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