Cobb County schools approves raises for subs, supply positions

Cobb County schools approves raises for subs, supply positions

The Cobb County Schools recently announced raises for substitute teachers, supply teachers, substitute nurses and supply nurses using CARES Act funds. Those selection positions at Cobb Schools will be eligible for pay increases temporarily through May 2022.

The Cobb County Schools recently announced raises for substitute teachers, supply teachers, substitute nurses and supply nurses using CARES Act funds. Those selection positions at Cobb Schools will be eligible for pay increases temporarily through May 2022.

Griffin-Spalding County school bus driver, monitor die after battle with COVID-19, according to co-workers

Griffin-Spalding County school bus driver, monitor die after battle with COVID-19, according to co-workers

Some Griffin-Spalding school bus drivers are concerned after they say two of their co-workers died from COVID-19. School district leaders tell us that nine other bus drivers were out Monday due to positive COVID-19 cases.

Some Griffin-Spalding school bus drivers are concerned after they say two of their co-workers died from COVID-19. School district leaders tell us that nine other bus drivers were out Monday due to positive COVID-19 cases.

First graders at Fulton County school switch to remote learning after COVID-19 spike

First graders at Fulton County school switch to remote learning after COVID-19 spike

Fulton County Schools announced Ocee Elementary School in Johns Creek is sending its first-grade class home at least through Sept. 3 due to a high volume of positive cases and direct contacts.

Fulton County Schools announced Ocee Elementary School in Johns Creek is sending its first-grade class home at least through Sept. 3 due to a high volume of positive cases and direct contacts.

DPH says half of Georgia's recent COVID-19 outbreaks traced to schools

DPH says half of Georgia's recent COVID-19 outbreaks traced to schools

Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said cases in children 11 to 17 years old have quadrupled over the past few weeks.

Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said cases in children 11 to 17 years old have quadrupled over the past few weeks.

Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits

Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits

A growing number of school board members are resigning or questioning their willingness to serve as meetings have devolved into shouting contests between deeply political constituencies over how racial issues are taught, masks in schools, and COVID-19 vaccines and testing requirements.

A growing number of school board members are resigning or questioning their willingness to serve as meetings have devolved into shouting contests between deeply political constituencies over how racial issues are taught, masks in schools, and COVID-19 vaccines and testing requirements.

Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

Health officials investigated a COVID-19 delta outbreak at an elementary school in California and found an unvaccinated, infected teacher who read aloud to students without a mask started the spread.

Health officials investigated a COVID-19 delta outbreak at an elementary school in California and found an unvaccinated, infected teacher who read aloud to students without a mask started the spread.

Police: School bus was 'in drive, not in park' before deadly accident

Police: School bus was 'in drive, not in park' before deadly accident

Fairburn police investigators know “definitively” that the driver was outside of the bus, and that the bus was in drive, not in park when it rolled on her and killed her on Friday.

Fairburn police investigators know “definitively” that the driver was outside of the bus, and that the bus was in drive, not in park when it rolled on her and killed her on Friday.

Teen severely beaten in 'unprovoked' attack, other kids record brutal assault

Teen severely beaten in 'unprovoked' attack, other kids record brutal assault

Allyssa Brooke-Cox said her son suffered a broken jaw, whiplash, and severe concussion after he was attacked during a basketball game. It happened in July at a rec center in Sugar Hill. She's now petitioning the Department of Education to discipline students for off-campus incidents.

Allyssa Brooke-Cox said her son suffered a broken jaw, whiplash, and severe concussion after he was attacked during a basketball game. It happened in July at a rec center in Sugar Hill. She's now petitioning the Department of Education to discipline students for off-campus incidents.

Santa Fe High School mass shooting survivor now a freshman at Harvard University

Santa Fe High School mass shooting survivor now a freshman at Harvard University

She was a freshman at Santa Fe High School when a gunman opened fire in a deadly school shooting. Now, Jai Gillard, one of the survivors, is a freshman at Harvard.

She was a freshman at Santa Fe High School when a gunman opened fire in a deadly school shooting. Now, Jai Gillard, one of the survivors, is a freshman at Harvard.

Georgia to change math standards, but debut in class may wait

Georgia to change math standards, but debut in class may wait

Georgia is adopting new math standards that are billed as the removal of Common Core and a return to teacher freedom, but the new standards may not make it into classrooms before the 2023 school year.

Georgia is adopting new math standards that are billed as the removal of Common Core and a return to teacher freedom, but the new standards may not make it into classrooms before the 2023 school year.

Henry County suspends in-person learning at schools over COVID-19 spike

Henry County suspends in-person learning at schools over COVID-19 spike

Henry County is temporarily suspending in-person learning at six schools due to an increase in the number of students required to quarantine from exposure to COVID-19.

Henry County is temporarily suspending in-person learning at six schools due to an increase in the number of students required to quarantine from exposure to COVID-19.

Warrant: Georgia teacher used zip ties to restrain child

Warrant: Georgia teacher used zip ties to restrain child

Elizabeth Louise Board, a teacher at Godley Station K-8 School in the Savannah-Chatham School District, used the ties Aug. 6 to secure a student to his chair and table, officials alleged.

Elizabeth Louise Board, a teacher at Godley Station K-8 School in the Savannah-Chatham School District, used the ties Aug. 6 to secure a student to his chair and table, officials alleged.

Mask mandates spread in Georgia schools as child cases soar

Mask mandates spread in Georgia schools as child cases soar

More than half of all Georgia public school students are now required to wear masks in class, according to district announcements tracked by The Associated Press, as many school systems that had sought to let students and parents decide on the divisive issue of face coverings clamp down amid roaring COVID-19 infection rates.

More than half of all Georgia public school students are now required to wear masks in class, according to district announcements tracked by The Associated Press, as many school systems that had sought to let students and parents decide on the divisive issue of face coverings clamp down amid roaring COVID-19 infection rates.

Upson County schools requiring masks, extends virtual learning opt-in

Upson County schools requiring masks, extends virtual learning opt-in

The Upson County Board of Education voted unanimously to enact a temporary mask mandate at all Thomaston-Upson schools, which went into effect Wednesday.

The Upson County Board of Education voted unanimously to enact a temporary mask mandate at all Thomaston-Upson schools, which went into effect Wednesday.

Bomb threat forces evacuation at Jean Childs Young Middle School

Bomb threat forces evacuation at Jean Childs Young Middle School

Atlanta Public Schools officials said students and staff at Jeans Childs Young Middle School in Atlanta have evacuated the building in response to a bomb threat. 

Atlanta Public Schools officials said students and staff at Jeans Childs Young Middle School in Atlanta have evacuated the building in response to a bomb threat.