Curry v. Dawson County Board of Education

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

We granted Curry’s application for discretionary appeal of an order which affirmed a decision of the State Board of Education upholding the termination of Curry’s contract of employment by the Dawson County Board of Education.

OCGA § 20-2-940 (a) is a section of what is known as the Fair Dismissal Act. (Ga. L. 1975, p. 360, § 1 et seq., as amended.) It is a portion of that part of the Act which deals with termination, suspension, nonrenewal, demotion, and reprimand of teachers, principals, and other employees under definite-term contracts. Of importance here is the…