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Barrow County schools honor community foundation for leading recovery after Apalachee High School shooting
Summary
The Barrow County Board of Education presented a commemorative plaque to the Barrow Community Foundation for creating a crisis fund after the Sept. 4, 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School; the presenter said the fund raised more than $1 million and distributed about $585,817 to the school for recovery services.
The Barrow County Board of Education recognized the Barrow Community Foundation on Feb. 3 for coordinating recovery efforts after the Sept. 4, 2024 shootings at Apalachee High School.
A presenter told the board the foundation "initiated the Barrow Community Crisis Fund" within hours of the shooting and that the fundraising effort "raised over $1,000,000" from donors nationwide. "All told, $585,817.20…
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