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Kevin Douglas Creek, a roofing contractor from Alpharetta, was arrested June 9, 2021, and charged with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Police body camera footage appears to show Creek attacking police defending the Capitol. (Photo: United States Department of Justice)
News
Alpharetta man and former Marine latest arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Folks riled over critical race theory showed up at recent board meetings in Forsyth and Cherokee Counties. Many of those in attendance were older residents without kids now in the local schools.
Get Schooled Blog
Opinion: They have no kids in local schools. Should they influence policy?
A community member yells at the Cherokee County School Board after a tumultuous and tense meeting on critical race theory two weeks ago. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Get Schooled Blog
Opinion: Governor and school board distort critical race theory for political points
Both men suffered extensive electric shock at a Canton construction site last week.
News
‘Long road of recovery’ ahead for 2 men shocked at Canton construction site
No one was reported injured, but the three burned homes are likely totally destroyed, according to officials.
Cherokee County
Teen called hero after fire destroys 3 homes in Cherokee neighborhood
A student holds a U.S. flag upside down stands atop the steps at the Idaho Capitol building in Boise in April after the Idaho Senate approved legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from "indoctrinating" students through teaching critical race theory, which examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics, culture and the law. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP.)
Get Schooled Blog
Former Georgia Teacher of the Year: Debate over critical race theory is heartbreaking
Cherokee Superintendent Brian V. Hightower met with heckling and hisses when he explained the SEL initiative began two years ago when the district saw alarming rates of depression, self-harm and suicide in students. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Get Schooled Blog
OPINION: Are parents missing lesson in social and emotional learning?
Authorities said one of the victims had burns over 100% of his body.
Cherokee County
2 hospitalized after being severely shocked at Cherokee construction site
Diversity, equity and inclusion may seem admirable goals, but they became a flashpoint Tuesday at a jammed school board meeting in Forsyth County where parents protested what they considered a slanted and anti-white perspective.
Get Schooled Blog
OPINION: Turning equity lens on schools exposes white unhappiness
Get Schooled Blog
OPINION: Georgia attorney general embraces orchestrated outrage over critical race theory
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