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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a Georgia school district's firing of an art teacher who allegedly threatened to kill herself and her son was lawful because it was based on her conduct and not her major depressive disorder as she had claimed.
Demorest mayor sues Piedmont president, trustees for alleged conspiracy Demorest mayor sues Piedmont president, trustees for alleged conspiracy Demorest Mayor Rick Austin is suing the top leadership of Piedmont University for alleged conspiracy. Austin claims Piedmont president Dr. James Mellichamp and members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees unlawfully conspired to remove him from his position as a tenured biology professor at the school and his elected position as mayor of Demorest in retaliation for an affidavit he submitted in a former colleague’s wrongful termina...