Dalton City Board of Education v. Smith

Smith, Justice.

The Whitfield Superior Court granted a petition filed by Larry Smith and a number of other residents of Dalton for a writ of mandamus ordering the appellants, the Dalton City Board of Education and its members, to hold a hearing under OCGA § 20-2-1160 on the refusal of the Board to renew Dr. John Trotter’s contract to teach in Dalton. The appellants raise two issues on appeal. We reverse.

Dr. Trotter served as assistant principal at Dalton Junior High School during the 1984-85 school year. The Dalton City School Board did not renew Dr. Trotter’s contract for the 1985-86 school…