Brawner v. Marietta City Board of Education

Under our law construing the Georgia Fair Dismissal Act, OCGA § 20-2-940, “any evidence” will suffice to support findings of the State Board of Education on the question whether an employee was insubordinate. Terry v. Houston County Bd. of Ed., 178 Ga. App. 296, 297 (342 SE2d 774) (1986). It is undisputed that months after receiving written instructions to provide a fitness-for-duty medical certification before returning to work, Brawner signed an attendance roster and attended a staff meeting at the pre-planning session of August 2, 2004, without providing the certification. Because these…