(1) Any teacher, including part-time, temporary appointees and new entrants to the Teaching Service serving a probationary period, who is found using or is in possession of dangerous drugs or alcoholic beverages on school premises during working hours or is convicted of any criminal charge involving dishonesty, fraud, moral turpitude or is convicted of a criminal charge and sentenced to imprisonment shall be summarily dismissed.
(2) The Commission shall give at least one month's notice to a teacher on dismissal or one month's salary shall be paid in lieu of notice, in cases other than (1) above.
However, principals of schools shall be given 3 months' notice or shall be paid an amount equivalent to 3 months' salary in lieu of notice.