In affirming the Professional Standard Commission’s decision to sanction an educator’s certification, the Court concluded that the teacher’s 2018 misdemeanor guilty plea under North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970) (which permits a defendant to plead guilty while claiming to be innocent) still meets the definition of “conviction” applicable in the Code of Ethics […]
The Court concluded that a police officer’s certification should be revoked based on his failure to secure a shell casing at the scene of a shooting, and his subsequent failure to report finding the shell casing. The Court also found that the officer’s deliberate decision to turn off his body-worn camera at the time the
The Court affirmed the interception of the Petitioner’s state tax refund to offset her outstanding student loan debt with the Georgia Student Finance Authority. The Court concluded that both the controlling law and the terms of the promissory note made clear that any tax refund owed to the Petitioner could be subject to interception in
Default on state student loan means borrower’s tax refund can be intercepted Read More
This case involved the Department of Community Health’s efforts to recoup payments from Walgreen Co. for an alleged failure to maintain the “original prescription records” for 91 prescription drug claims. The Court rejected the agency’s arguments and found in favor of Walgreen Co., finding that the latter’s “Copy/Create” electronic recordkeeping system adequately met the requirement
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The Court reversed a decision by the Department of Community Health to place a certified nurse aide (CNA) on the state’s Nurse Aide Registry. At the hearing, conflicting accounts were presented about the CNA’s response to a patient’s request for help, with some versions stating the CNA told the patient she could zip up her
This case, brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), concerned a teenage student who received special education services for autism and speech language impairment. In denying the father’s request for relief under the IDEA, the Court concluded that (1) the father had failed to show he was denied opportunities to fully participate in
