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School social workers tell committee staffing gap hampers prevention; urge targeted hires and recognition under QBE
Summary
The School Social Workers Association of Georgia told the committee the state averages one social worker per 1,100 students (recommended 1:250), highlighted local initiatives that lowered absenteeism, and urged a targeted, tiered funding approach and credential recognition to grow the workforce.
Corey Lowe, president of the School Social Workers Association of Georgia and a licensed clinical social worker in Walker County, told the Student Attendance & Chronic Absenteeism Study Committee that social workers are a central link between families, schools and community services and that Georgia currently lacks sufficient staffing to take a prevention-oriented approach.
"The state of Georgia currently averages 1 school social worker for every 1,100 students," Lowe said, contrasting that with a recommended ratio of roughly…
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