North v. Floyd County Board of Education

Johnson, Judge.

We granted Rhonda North’s application for discretionary appeal to review the superior court’s determination that North was not eligible for benefits because she was not an employee within the purview of the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act.

In August 1991, North applied for a position as a substitute bus driver with the Floyd County Board of Education. In September she began a two-and-one-half week training period which included both classroom and on-the-road assignments. While the training was a prerequisite for employment, North was neither paid during the training period,…