Fayette County has revised its student code of conduct manuals “to bring some common sense” to the rules, according to Superintendent Joseph Barrow Jr.

The changes were made after the Board of Education got input from stakeholders and lawyers; the board adopted the revisions at its June 16 meeting. Among the updates for the coming school year are banning the use of e-cigarettes and cannabidiol products, prohibiting non-religious head coverings, and adding “restorative, reflective and instructional alternative discipline methods” to possible disciplinary actions.

Other provisions relate to technology devices, emergency preparedness, consequences for sexual improprieties, and requests for information about teacher qualifications.

The new elementary and secondary codes of conduct can be viewed under the Students tab at www.fcboe.org.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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