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Supporters Urge Funding for Jesse Norman School of the Arts; County Approves $10,000 Allocation
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Oct. 28 DeKalb County meeting urged commissioners to fund the Jesse Norman School of the Arts. The board’s consent agenda included an allocation of $10,000 to the school; the consent package was approved.
Several speakers appealed to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Oct. 28 to fund the Jesse Norman School of the Arts, a recently launched Eastside Atlanta nonprofit arts school serving children across grade levels.
Public-comment speakers described rapid program growth and community impact. Trevor Austin Pearson, representing the school, requested equitable support and cited the program’s comprehensive arts-education goals. Soyini Coke, a strategy…
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