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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
State takeover of the Clayton BOE?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The newly formed “Lovejoy of Clayton For Accreditation” is a group of residents taking this fight into their own hands, and all the way to the Capitol.
“The last time we were put on probation by SACS, it was related to academics. This time, it is administrative. Leave the children out of it, they are not political ploys,” says Lovejoy City Council Member and co-organizer Marci Fluellyn. “This is an adult problem and adults need to fix it.”
LCFA would like Gov. Sonny Perdue to intervene and allow the State to take control of the Clayton County Board of Education until a full board has been elected and properly trained.
“The goal we have is for the State to step in, run the board while they are being trained and when they are capable of handling it themselves, turn it back over to them,” says Fluellyn. “In the meantime, give us our accreditation back and handle administrative issues in an administrative way.
On September 9 at 7 p.m., an open forum and Q&A will be held at the Lovejoy Community Center (11622 Hastings Bridge Road, Hampton) with Dr. Judith Simmons, Deputy Superintendent; Derrick Manning, Assistant Superintendent of High Schools; and Dr. Anthony Smith, Chief Academic Officer, who will provide facts regarding our children’s academic future. Corrective Superintendent John Thompson will also be in attendance to meet with parents and answer questions. Residents will meet immediately afterwards to decide what the next move will be.
“That is one thing we want to do differently than other groups, strategically make plans for other actions that will put us closer to our goal,” adds Fluellyn. “We will keep striking while this iron is hot.”
LCFA asks Clayton residents to demand that Gov. Perdue remain involved with our accreditation fight, and continue putting pressure on all legislators and school administrators to successfully resolve all nine SACS mandates by emailing Gov. Perdue or writing: Governor Perdue c/o Heather Teilhet, Director of Public Affairs, The Office of the Governor, State of Georgia, 203 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Check the Lovejoy website for LCFA updates and information about an upcoming rally to save accreditation on the Capitol steps.
Will you support a state takeover of the CCBOE? Why or why not?
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