Cobb County school board chairwoman Alison Bartlett said she will not return to her job as a math teacher at Chapel Hill High in Douglas County. Bartlett said she was offered a contract to return but opted not to because of her health. She suffered a heart attack earlier this year. Before becoming a teacher she worked as an engineer and then a stay-at-home mom.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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