In Michigan, a person looking to become certified as a teacher may be greatly affected by a DUI conviction. If you have two previous convictions for a DUI, a third conviction would be a felony in Michigan. The Superintendent of Public Instruction May Decline to Issue a Teaching Certificate Based upon a Felony Conviction. The Michigan Teacher Certification Code grants the Superintendent of Public Instruction the authority to deny issuing a teaching certificate to any person who has been convicted of a felony.
The denial of a teaching certificate is limited to those circumstances where the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds that the conviction is reasonably and adversely related to the person’s present fitness to serve in an elementary or secondary school in the state or that the conviction demonstrates that the person is unfit to teach in an elementary or secondary school in Michigan.
After the completion of the person’s criminal sentence, upon application and a showing of good cause, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant a teaching certificate upon a finding that the person is currently fit to serve in an elementary or secondary school in this state and that granting the teaching certificate will not adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of pupils.
A Michigan teacher employed in any Elementary or Secondary School in Michigan must report being charged with a felony and any conviction that results from the charge.
A teacher employed by a school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school must report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to his/her employer that he/she has been charged with a felony. The report must be filed within 3 business days of being arraigned on the crime.
If the teacher is convicted of any crime as a result of the initial charge, even if it is not a charge that required reporting initially, then the teacher must advise the court of his/her employment with a school and advise the Superintendent of Public Instruction and his/her employer of the conviction.
The denial of a teaching certificate is limited to those circumstances where the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds that the conviction is reasonably and adversely related to the person’s present fitness to serve in an elementary or secondary school in the state or that the conviction demonstrates that the person is unfit to teach in an elementary or secondary school in Michigan.
After the completion of the person’s criminal sentence, upon application and a showing of good cause, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant a teaching certificate upon a finding that the person is currently fit to serve in an elementary or secondary school in this state and that granting the teaching certificate will not adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of pupils.
A Michigan teacher employed in any Elementary or Secondary School in Michigan must report being charged with a felony and any conviction that results from the charge.
A teacher employed by a school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school must report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to his/her employer that he/she has been charged with a felony. The report must be filed within 3 business days of being arraigned on the crime.
If the teacher is convicted of any crime as a result of the initial charge, even if it is not a charge that required reporting initially, then the teacher must advise the court of his/her employment with a school and advise the Superintendent of Public Instruction and his/her employer of the conviction.
