Craft v. Virginia Employment Commission

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Shirley T. Craft (Craft) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Augusta County (trial court) which affirmed the finding of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) that denied Craft’s application for unemployment compensation following her discharge from her bookkeeping job at Wilson Memorial High School (Wilson Memorial), a public school under the authority of the Augusta County School Board (Board).

By letter dated July 24, 1986, Edward G. Clymore, Division Superintendent of the Augusta County public school system, notified Craft that she would be terminated, subject…