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Superintendent postpones safety town halls, says district signed DOE certification on divisive instruction; public commenters press on bias and bullying
Summary
Superintendent Ragdale told the Cobb County School Board on April 24 that planned town halls on school safety have been postponed because of risks of violent or disruptive interruptions.
Superintendent Ragdale told the Cobb County School Board on April 24 that planned public town halls on school safety will be postponed after concerns that politically motivated disruptions could make in-person sessions unsafe and unproductive.
Ragdale said the district partnered with the Servius Group to work on threat identification and intervention to address issues such as school violence, social-media warnings and gang activity. He described the approach as proactive prevention rather than punishment.
"I signed it immediately," Ragdale said when referring to the U.S. Department of Education requirement…
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