Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.9 - Required action from the school district, charter school, or other public school entityA. If the teacher does not take the examination or if the teacher fails the examination, the superintendent shall recommend to the school committee or to the governing board that the teacher be dismissed or suspended for cause or that a non-tenured teacher's contract not be renewed, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 16-13. The superintendent may recommend that the teacher be suspended for a period of time to enable the teacher to attain competency in English.B. A teacher so suspended shall not be allowed to return to teaching duties until he or she has attained a passing score on the English competency examination required by the Council. If the teacher does not pass the required examination during the period of suspension, the superintendent shall request the suspension, nonrenewal, or dismissal of the teacher. 200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-20-2.9