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Residents, students press Barrow County board to strengthen conduct rules and mental-health supports
Summary
Three public speakers at a Barrow County Board of Education meeting urged the board to raise penalties for weapons, threats and arson; asked for hallway monitoring and clearer, sustained mental-health services; and criticized how plans for Jay Hall were discussed with student recovery teams.
At a public-comment period during a Barrow County Board of Education meeting, three speakers urged the board to strengthen the student code of conduct, expand mental-health support and add school safety measures following the Sept. 4 tragedy at Apalachee High School.
Resident Dina Valadares asked the board to “consider increasing the consequences outlined in the student handbook to a maximum degree classified as a 5” for three specific actions: bringing any weapon to school, making terroristic threats against school or staff, and committing arson. Valadares said…
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