The Atlanta school board appointed new members to the ethics commission. Members serve five-year terms and include: Edith Richardson, Atlanta Council of PTAs; Stephen Paul Cummings II, Atlanta Bar Association; Fred Masci, Institute of Internal Auditors – Atlanta Chapter; Rebecca D. Pentz, Center for Ethics at Emory University; Joy Berry, Georgia School Boards Association; Sam Woodhouse, Gate City Bar Association. The commission investigates potential ethics and conflict of interest violations.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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