Statistics from court proceedings indicate a lengthy process that generally favors the teacher. ... "Case note: numerous court decisions have made it clear that incompetence cannot be concluded from a single incident but rather must arise from a course of conduct or a series of incidents "(Alexander). ... In one study, 45 percent of the parents participating in the poll stated they personally knew of at least one teacher at their local school who should be fired (Bridges). Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. .....

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