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How to watch the Georgia state board of education meeting on race today

Ron Tripodo, center, yells at the Cherokee County School Board after they passed a resolution to ban teaching Critical Race Theory and then adjourned the meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021 Tripodo was upset that the language in the resolution was ambiguous and didn’t really do anything. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Ron Tripodo, center, yells at the Cherokee County School Board after they passed a resolution to ban teaching Critical Race Theory and then adjourned the meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021 Tripodo was upset that the language in the resolution was ambiguous and didn’t really do anything. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
By Ty Tagami
Updated June 3, 2021

The state education board will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday to consider a resolution that sets guardrails around classroom discussions of race.

The meeting will be will be held via conference call and livestreamed at youtube.com/gadoemedia.

A video player to watch the live stream will also be provided on this page starting shortly before 1 p.m.

UPDATE: The meeting has ended. The video is still available to replay on demand.

ExploreUpdate: Georgia education board approves resolution to limit classroom discussions of race

The meeting comes on the heels of Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to ensure critical race theory is not taught in Georgia schools.

ExploreA look at the resolution and a preview of the Georgia Board of Education meeting

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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