"Tenure charges" refers to formal accusations made against a teacher or professor with job security, called tenure, implying they may face disciplinary action or termination due to professional misconduct or incompetence. Full definition
He noted that three - quarters of 200 teachers brought up on tenure charges have left the system, after almost no similar instances in the preceding decade. (educationnext.org)
While the political and policy debates continue as to how teacher evaluation will work in the future, tenure charges continue to be filed and decided at an accelerated rate. (b4njkids.org)
And when tenure charges are brought, it can take years to resolve. (b4njkids.org)