Legal Opinion
Terry v. Houston County Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1986No. 71315PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Judge.
This is a discretionary appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Houston County affirming the termination of employment of a Houston County teacher by the county school board and the State Board of Education.
Before reaching the legal issue, we find it helpful to review the facts which led to this appeal. John W. Terry had been a public school teacher for over 25 years, 20 of which had been spent at Centerville Elementary School in the Houston County system. During that entire period of time he had not been the subject of any disciplinary action. In conformance with school…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Rathe v. Jefferson Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Ransum v. Chattooga County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Hood v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Rabon v. Bryan County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Dominy v. MaysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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