Chattooga County Board of Education v. Searels

Miller, Chief Judge.

Following a hearing before the Chattooga County Board of Education (“Local Board”), Fannie Searels, a special education teacher, was terminated from her employment based on charges of insubordination, wilful neglect of duties, and “other good and sufficient cause,” pursuant to OCGA § 20-2-940 (a) (2), (3), and (8), respectively. Searels appealed to the State Board of Education (“State Board”), which affirmed the decision of the Local Board. Searels thereafter appealed the State Board’s decision to the superior court, which reversed the State Board. Following this Court’s…