Smith v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Instruction

DAVIS, Judge.

*431 In this case, a State agency dismissed a career status employee following a pattern of insubordinate and inappropriate conduct on the part of the employee that occurred over a period of years. The employee challenged his discharge in the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, and an administrative law judge upheld the dismissal. Because we conclude that his discharge did not violate North Carolina law, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Daniel Smith was employed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction ("DPI") as a section chief in the Student…