Clayton County Board of Education v. Wilmer

ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.

In each of these cases, the Clayton County Board of Education (“the Local Board”) decided not to renew a tenured teacher’s contract, the Georgia Board of Education (“the State Board”) reversed the decision of the Local Board, and the Superior Court of Clayton County affirmed the decision of the State Board. The Local Board appeals,1 contending, inter alia, that the State Board erred in reversing the Local Board’s decisions based on its failure to notify the teachers in writing of the decision and of their right to appeal to the State Board in the time and manner…