UPDATES On The Education In Clayton Cty

[Oscar Knight]

UPDATE

"Clayton County schools taken off of probation"

May 13, 2011

"The 50,000-student district lost accreditation in the fall of 2008. Nine months later, accreditation was returned, but the system was put on probation to address lingering issues."

www.11alive.com/rss/article/190861/40/Clayton-Co-schools-expect-to-regain-accreditation-

......However :

"10 Students Arrested After Food Fight"

May 10, 2011

www.ajc.com/news/clayton/10-students-arrested-after-941592.html

"Substitute teacher accused of sex with student"

Updated: 11:57 PM Jun 6, 2011

www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/Substitute_teacher_accused_of_sex_with_student__123302503.html

"Teacher urinated in trash can, Ga. 4th-graders say"

May 10, 2011

www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20064695-504083.html#ixzz1Ov6zZ0qQ

www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20064695-504083.html

"Clayton Teacher Strips at School, Arrested "

April 27, 2011

www.ajc.com/news/clayton/clayton-teacher-strips-at-927113.html

[Oscar Knight]

"Clayton teachers object to their names on erasures list"

www.ajc.com/news/clayton/clayton-teachers-object-to-1017090.html

[Oscar Knight]

"Legislators Approve School Board Reform Bill"

Senate Bill 84

School board reform in Georgia is now only a signature away from becoming a reality.
Posted: 2:00 AM Apr 23, 2010

On Wednesday evening, the State Senate approved –– by a 39-5 vote –– a reconciled version of Senate Bill 84, which is the bill Gov. Sonny Perdue introduced last year to give state officials more authority to step in when a local school system loses its accreditation

Read Much On This :

www.news-daily.com/news/2010/apr/22/legislators-approve-school-board-reform-bill/

New Bill Aimed Towards Clayton County's BOE

The House voted 137-33 approved a bill that would allow Georgia's governor to oust misbehaving school board members. It was prompted by troubles in the Clayton County school system, which was stripped of accreditation in 2008. Under the bill, the governor could remove school board members if the state board of education recommends removal. Schools must be poised to lose accreditation.

www.examiner.com/a-2522995~Georgia_Capitol_notes_through_Day_24.html

State Senators From Clayton County

Voted NO - BUCKNER, 44TH

Senator Gail Buckner - District 44 - [e-mail]

Excused - SEAY, 34TH

Valencia Seay - District 34 - [e-mail]

State House Of Representatives From Clayton County

Not Voting -ABDUL-SALAAM, 74TH

NO - DODSON, 75TH

Yea - GLANTON, 76TH

NO - JORDAN, 77TH

Yea - BAKER, 78TH

UPDATE

.....Mike Glanton voted Yes , then look at what happened:

2010...When Mike Glanton was running for State Senate, in District 44, His State House District 76 seat was replaced by Sandra G. Scott.

...Does anyone remember Sandra Scott ?

...Sandra Scott was one of four Clayton County school board members removed by Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2008.

www.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0....0961335,00.html

www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.ph....,_Georgia,_2008

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Good, now we have clawed our way back up to the bottom.

[Oscar Knight]

19and41; Has there ever been any doubts in your mind, that we never left the bottom ? ;D.

....I don't know, but, I always heard that Only the Cream Rises to the top....Maybe I might be wrong about this ;D

....Only Time can Tell the Tale of Clayton County's Dim Future.

[Oscar Knight]

...Read More About Sandra Scott's Victory :

www.news-daily.com/news/2010/nov/02/scott-defeats-buckner-for-state-house-seat/