Students at Floyd Middle School will use a recently-built organic garden to study science and biolgy this year. Volunteers from Pace Cetters, an Atlanta-area professional women's organization which helps tie businesses with communities, helped build the garden this summer using a "Goldman Sachs Gives" grant.

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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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