The State Board of Education decides appeals of decisions rendered by local boards of education in matters of school law pursuant to O.C.G.A. 20-2-1160. The appeals primarily involve matters relating to student discipline and the discipline and termination of certificated personnel, although any matter of school law can be appealed. The State Board has been issuing written decisions in these appeals since the 1970's. Eventually all written decisions of the State Board will be posted on the web in a searchable format.
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Appellant
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Appellee
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1991-35
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Mark W. |
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Thomas County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Mark W. (Student) from a decision by the Thomas County Board of Education (Local Board) to suspend him for the remainder of the 1991-1992 school year because he failed to attend an in-school suspension session upon the advice of his f...
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1991-34
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Isadore Brown |
vs. |
Bleckley County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Isadore Brown ('Appellant) from a decision by the Bleckley County Board of Education (Local Board) to deny his request for a waiver of the Local Board's attendance policy and grant credit to his children for the 1991-1992 school year...
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1991-33
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Mary O. Jones |
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Gilmer County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Mary O. Jones (Appellant) from a decision by the Gilmer County Board of Education (Local Board) that upheld her assignment from the position of reading coordinator to classroom teacher. We uphold the Local Board's decision....
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1991-32
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Carlos Crosby |
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Appling County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Carlos Crosby (“Appellant”) from a decision by the Appling County Board of Education (“Local Board”) to terminate his teaching contract because it found that he had been intoxicated while at school....
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1991-31
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Niza Lee Davis |
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Miller County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Niza Lee Davis (Appellant) from a decision by the Miller County Board of Education (Local Board). The main question is whether she was demoted when the Local Board upheld her transfer from the position of principal to the position of...
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1991-30
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Vashon P. |
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Treutlen County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Vashon P. (Student) from a decision by the Treutlen County Board of Education (Local Board) to expel him for the 1991-1992 school year. The Student claims that the Local Board lacked the authority to discipline him because school was...
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1991-29
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Luann Cromer |
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Polk County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Luanne Cromer (Appel-lant) from a decision by the Polk County Board of Education (Local Board) to deny her a hearing on her transfer from her position as assistant principal at the Elm Street Middle School to a position as administrat...
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1991-28
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Cassaundra W. Gleaton |
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Schley County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Cassaundra W. Gleaton (Appellant) from a decision by the Schley County Board of Education (Local Board) not to renew her contract as a principal for the 1991-1992 school year. The Local Board failed to give any reason for its decision...
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1991-27
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Henry Wright |
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Newton County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Henry Wright (Appellant) from a decision by the Newton County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the Local Superintendent's decision to transfer Appellant from his position as physical education teacher at Newton County High S...
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1991-26
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Dr. Billie Jean Ellington |
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Buford City Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Dr. Billie Jean Ellington (Appellant) from a decision by the Buford City Board of Education (Local Board) to dismiss her as part of a reduction in force policy. Appellant claims that the Local Board did not have the authority to elimi...
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1991-25
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Joanne Stephens |
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Troup County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Joanne Stephens (Appellant) from a decision by the Troup County Board of Education (Local Board) that it had the authority to abolish the position of Director of Language Arts without the affirmative recommendation of the Local Superi...
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1991-24
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Sandra McLeskey |
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Cherokee County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Sandra McLeskey (Appellant) from a decision by the Cherokee County Board of Education (Local Board) to terminate her teaching contract because of insubordination, willful neglect of duty, and other good and sufficient causes. Appellan...
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1991-23
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Keino R. |
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Dekalb County Board of Education |
| Keino R. (Student) appealed from a decision by the DeKalb County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of a Student Evidentiary Hearing Committee to permanently expel him from the DeKalb County School System. The Local Board sustained th...
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1991-22
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Lee County Board of Education |
vs. |
Ralph Jones |
| Pursuant to a request from Appellant, the appeal filed in this case is hereby dismissed....
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1991-21
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Deiangelo E., et. al |
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Coffee County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Deiangelo E. (Student) from a decision by the Coffee County Board of Education (Local Board) to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year for breaking and entering into a school building and stealing and damaging scho...
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1991-20
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Fabiyan B. |
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Dekalb County Board of Education |
| Fabiyan B. (Student) appeals to the State Board of Education from a decision by the DeKalb County Board of Education (Local Board). The Local Board voted to uphold the decision of a Student Evidentiary Hearing Committee to suspend the Student for the firs...
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1991-19
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Jeff J. Siler |
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Randolph County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by the parent of Timothy G. (Student) from a decision by the This is an appeal by Jeff J. Siler (Appellant) from a decision by the Randolph County Board of Education (Local Board) to terminate his contract because of willful neglect of d...
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1991-18
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Courtney R. |
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Dekalb County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Courtney R. (Student) from a decision by the Dekalb County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold a Student Evidentiary Hearing Committee decision to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year, with the opportunity...
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1991-17
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Brian H. |
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Henry County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Brian H. (Student) from a decision by the Henry County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of a disciplinary officer to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year because he damaged school property....
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1991-16
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Rylene Meacham |
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Clayton County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Rylene Meacham (Appellant) from a decision by the Clayton County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of the personnel director of the depart-ment of transportation to terminate Appellant from her position as a bus...
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1991-15
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Josh W. |
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Gwinnett County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Josh W. (Student) from a decision by the Gwinnett County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of a Disciplinary Panel to permanently expel him because he assaulted a teacher...
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1991-14
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Roderick J. |
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Hart County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Roderick J. (Student) from a decision by the Hart County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the recommendation of the Superintendent to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year because he had illegal drugs on...
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1991-13
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James A. Woods |
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Fulton County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by James Woods (Appellant) from a decision by the Fulton County Board of Education (Local Board) to dismiss him because of insubordination and other good and suffi-cient causes after he struck an assistant principal and a princi-pal. App...
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1991-12
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Dax C. |
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Floyd County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Dax C. (Student) from a decision by the Floyd County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of the Superintendent to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year and assign him to an Alternative School f...
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1991-10
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Jack S. |
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Dekalb County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Jack S. (Student) from a DeKalb County Board of Education (Local Board) decision to uphold a student evidentiary committee decision that he was guilty of possessing cigarettes on campus, being disrespectful towards a teacher, and viol...
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1991-09
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Douglas Main |
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Greene County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Douglas Main (Appellant) from a decision by the Greene County Board of Education (Local Board) not to renew his teaching contract for the 1990-1991 school year because of incompetence, insubordination, will-ful neglect of duty, and ot...
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1991-08
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Mary Jon Taylor |
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Lee County Board of Education |
| Mary Jon Taylor (Appellant) has appealed from a decision by the Lee County Board of Education (Local Board) not to renew her teaching contract on the grounds of willful neglect of duties and other good and sufficient causes. Appellant claims that the evid...
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1991-07
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Russell Curry |
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Dawason County Board of Education |
| The Superintendent of the Dawson County School System (Local Superintendent) sent a notice of dismissal to Russell Curry (Appellant) on June 12, 1990. Appellant held the position of Director of Support Services. During the 1989-1990 school year, he was pa...
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1991-06
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David Wilner |
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Fulton County Board of Education |
| David Wilner (Appellant) appeals from a decision by the Fulton County Board of Education (Local Board) to adopt a tribunal's finding of incompetence and recommenda-tion to suspend him without pay for five days after Appellant was charged with defacing sch...
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1991-05
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Bennett W. |
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Muscogee County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Bennett W. (Student) from a decision by the Muscogee County Board of Education (Local Board) to uphold the decision of a Student Disciplinary Tribunal to suspend him for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year because he had a knif...
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1991-04
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Amanda R. |
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Pike County Board of Education |
| This is an appeal from a decision by the Pike County Board of Education (Local Board) to expel Amanda R. (Student) for the remainder of the 1990-1991 school year and the 1991-1992 school year because she was guilty of violating the code of student conduct...
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1991-03
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Thomas King |
vs. |
Atlanta City Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Thomas King (Appellant) from a decision by the Atlanta City Board of Education (Local Board) to terminate his contract as a teacher because of insubordination and other good and sufficient causes. O.C.G.A. § 20-2-940(a)(2) and (a)(8)....
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1991-02
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Yvonne Belser |
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Atlanta City Board of Education |
| This is an appeal by Yvonne Belser (Appellant) from a decision by the Atlanta City Board of Education (Local Board) not to renew her teaching contract for the 1990-1991 school year. The Local Board's decision is sustained....
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