P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 143r
The Secretary, after a hearing to such effect, may remove a school director from office for any of the following reasons:
(a) A negative report of his/her performance after the corresponding evaluation procedure.
(b) Be charged [with] or convicted [of] a crime, or a misdemeanor, which implies depravation.
(c) Negligence in the performance of his/her duties or neglect of his/her obligations.
(d) Serious charges against him/her in audits of the Office of the Comptroller or the Department of Education.
(e) Any other grounds indicated in §§ 274 et seq. of Title 18.
Any director facing the charges indicated in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, shall be summarily suspended from his/her functions by the Secretary while the charges are discussed.
The Secretary shall establish the corresponding procedure for the removal of a director, through regulations.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.16.