Seniority by Area. Seniority shall be applied in accordance with the sequence of honorable dismissal list and statutory groupings prepared in compliance with Section 24-12 (b). Teachers in lower statutory groupings shall be removed before those in higher statutory groupings. Within each grouping, teachers will be identified from lowest to highest placement on the sequence of honorable dismissal list in accordance with the statutory criteria. To the extent seniority plays a role in determining the order of removal of teachers within their statutory grouping, teachers shall be removed from employment in reverse order of the respective lengths of continuous service among the teachers then assigned within the area(s) being reduced or discontinued.
