Publication Date
6-1-2025
Document Type
Casenote
Abstract
The Supreme Court of Georgia dealt a major blow to educators in existing charter school systems with tenure rights earned under the Fair Dismissal Act (FDA) after 1993. The court’s decision in Woods v. Barnes meant a big win for existing charter school systems and public school systems that intend to convert to charter systems. In Woods, a public school teacher and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) sought enforcement of tenure rights afforded by the Fair Dismissal Act in a charter school system that was previously a public school system. These rights included notice of the reasons for termination and the opportunity for a hearing to challenge those reasons.
Recommended Citation
Swindell, Brantley B.
(2025)
"A Bad Apple: Supreme Court of Georgia Delivers Loss to Educators Holding It Is Constitutional for Tenured Georgia Educators to Lose Tenure when Public Schools Convert to Charter Schools,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 76:
No.
5, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol76/iss5/6