What You Need to Know

• Discovery provision of Georgia Whistleblower Act debated before Supreme Court of Georgia in teacher's attempt to revive expired complaint.
• Appellant attorney argues statute of limitations began after teacher received termination letter from school board who holds final decision-making authority.
• Appellee attorney argues principal's initial conversation with teacher triggered discovery, citing school leader as de-facto decision-maker.

A teacher’s quest to revive an expired whistleblower complaint has garnered the attention of the state Supreme Court, as attorneys argue over when the clock started ticking under the Georgia Whistleblower Act.

The statute of limitations is three years from retaliation, but only one year from discovery, prompting litigators to debate whether a principal’s verbal notice, or a school board’s written letter a week later, triggered the provision.

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