Under the Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article, the following procedure is outlined for the removal of a Montgomery County Board of Education member.
(g) (1) The Montgomery County Council may remove a member of the county board for:
(i) Immorality;
(ii) Misconduct in office;
(iii) Incompetency; or
(iv) Willful neglect of duty.
(2) Before removing a member, the County Council shall provide the member a copy of the charges against him and give him an opportunity within 10 days to request a hearing.
(3) If the member requests a hearing within the 10–day period:
(i) The County Council promptly shall hold a hearing, but a hearing may not be set within 10 days after the County Council sends the member a notice of the hearing; and
(ii) The member shall have an opportunity to be heard publicly before the County Council in the member’s own defense, in person or by counsel.
(4) A member removed under this subsection has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/laws/StatuteText?article=ged§ion=3-901&enactments=false
