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Forsyth County Board approves 2025 legislative priorities focused on school safety, mental health and funding
Summary
The Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved its 2025 legislative priorities, emphasizing school safety, social-emotional health, counselor staffing ratios, funding for school resource officers and student advocacy specialists, and state funding to cover training mandates such as dyslexia literacy.
The Forsyth County Board of Education approved its 2025 legislative priorities by unanimous vote at a Jan. 7 special meeting, centering the district’s requests to the Georgia General Assembly on school safety, social-emotional health, and adequate funding for mandated programs.
Board leadership said the priorities were developed to align with the district’s 2022–2027 strategic plan and to ensure local autonomy. The board asked the legislature to continue full funding for the Quality Basic Education (QBE) formula and to consider local tax exemptions and reassessment caps when calculating fair‑share…
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