May a teacher who is a family member of the superintendent be employed by the school district?
Yes. Under Ohio Revised Code Section (RC) 3319.07, an individual that is designated by the board of education may nominate a teacher to be employed by the school district if the superintendent’s nomination of the individual would violate RC 2921.42. This is an exception to the law, which normally requires a nomination by the superintendent for a teacher to be employed by the district.
Previous law prevented the superintendent’s family member from being hired by a school district without violating RC 2921.42 because the law required the superintendent to nominate the hiring of all teachers and administrators.
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