Cobb County removes additional books over explicit content, total now 26

The Cobb County School Board announced Thursday that six more books have been pulled from school libraries for their sexually explicit content. 

Walton High School bomb threat just among hundreds since Apalachee shooting

In the wake of the atrocity, hundreds of Georgia students have gotten themselves in trouble by making threats, even as jokes, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down.

Explicit photo of Cobb County teen shared among classmates, mother calls for accountability

A Cobb County mother is continuing her push for accountability after she says that a sexually explicit photo her daughter sent to a classmate was shared among other students in her grade. 

McEachern High School shooting: Fourth person in custody

Dequaven Markell Ricks is charged with carrying a weapon in a school safety zone and loitering on school premises.

McEachern High School shooting: Parents demand action of Cobb County School Board

McEachern High School parents and guardians voiced their concerns in front of Cobb County School Board members for the first time since the Feb. 1 shooting on the campus.

Federal judge rules school board districts illegal in Cobb County, calls for new map

A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia’s second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must be quickly redrawn ahead of 2024’s elections.

Funeral for high school band teacher Madison Argo set for Thursday

Madison Argo, who had been the band director at Wheeler High School for just two years, will be laid to rest in Alabama on Thursday.

Termination hearing for Cobb County teacher over book wraps up

It has been a long two days for Due West Elementary fifth-grade teacher Katie Rinderle. She was teary-eyed when she took the stand.

Back-to-school fairs and events in metro Atlanta | 2023

Here's a list of some back-to-school fairs and events happening for the 2023-24 school year in metro Atlanta.