Kaylor v. Atwell

Mikell, Judge.

Plaintiff Ted G. Kaylor, Jr., who began teaching in the Rome City School System (“Rome”) in 1972, was suspended without pay for 23 days beginning on November 10, 1992, after making an inappropriate sexual remark to a female high school student. An investigation ensued. On September 28, 1993, defendant Larry B. Atwell, Rome’s superintendent, sent a letter to Kaylor notifying him that Atwell intended to terminate Kaylor’s employment contract pursuant to the Fair Dismissal Act, OCGA § 20-2-940 (a). Kaylor agreed to resign in lieu of termination. The settlement agreement he entered…