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There are real world credentialing and licensing issues for
contract abandonment. They typical penalty is a 1 year
suspension of your certificate during which time you are not a
certified teacher, and most contracts have a clause that voids
the contract if you lose certification or are not certified at
any time during the period of employment.

On 12/27/14, question wrote:
> Why in the world do teachers shake in their boots when they
think
> about leaving a district in the middle of a contract when we
are
> constantly made to feel by administrators that we better be
"good
> little team players" or we will be thrown out on our ear
because
> the people who want our jobs are lined up around the corner?
Why
> would anyone worry about whether or not a district will let
you
> out of your contract when we are treated as disposable day in
and
> day out? The administrators should be jumping for joy. They
will
> hire someone cheaper, someone who asks fewer questions, and
> someone who doesn't know how to teach so they can be squeezed
into
> a mold. Your leaving should be the highlight of their day. I
> wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I would just resign and let
them
> deal with it.
>
>
> On 12/26/14, 1administrator wrote:
>>
>> I think you just answered the question you asked! Good luck!
>>
>> "I know they don't have to let you out, but often times the
>>> current district will."
>>
>> On 12/21/14, it depends wrote:
>>> On 12/19/14, Texas teacher wrote:
>>>> I am currently a middle school teacher and am interviewing
>>> after the break for a
>>>> high school position in another district. I'm hoping to get
>>> that position as it's
>>>> something I've been wanting to teach for a long time.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if most districts will let you out of your
>>> contract to take the
>>>> job in another district? I know they don't have to let you
>>> out, but often times the
>>>> current district will.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> My previous district would release teachers at any time, for
> any
>>> reason. But they have a huge applicant pool.
>>> The neighboring district, also with a huge applicant pool,
is
>>> notorious for not releasing people from contracts, and for
> going
>>> after certifications if teachers resign anyway.

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