Section 16-9-23
Nomination, assignment, removal, etc., of teachers, employees, etc.
The county superintendent of education shall nominate in writing for appointment by the county board of education all principals, teachers and all other regular employees of the board. He shall assign them to their positions, transfer them as the needs of the schools require, recommend them for promotion, suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24 of this title.
(School Code 1927, §161; Code 1940, T. 52, §123.)