Elbert County Board of Education v. Gurley

Andrews, Judge.

On March 3, 1992, the principal of Elbert County High School conducted a random search of students’ automobiles, looking for weapons. Search of the appellee’s car uncovered a .25 caliber pistol in the vehicle’s glove compartment.

The principal immediately suspended the appellee for ten days. However, after a hearing on the matter, the Elbert County Board of Education (Elbert County) suspended the appellee for the remainder of the school semester, and the State Board of Education subsequently upheld that suspension. The appellee then sought judicial review of that decision by…