THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
GA School Superintendent on proposal to eliminate edTPA
Release: Statement from State School Superintendent Richard Woods on GaPSC’s proposal to eliminate edTPA as Georgia certification requirement Woods: "For those who have the calling to teach, we must seek out ways to help them…
DOE Superintendent: Teachers rose above
Release: From State School Superintendent Richard Woods: It is never difficult to write a letter for Teacher Appreciation Month. Teachers – you are easy to celebrate. While I miss being in the classroom and seeing…
Atlanta > Mother Claims Teacher Fired for Allowing…
STONE MOUNTAIN — A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a DeKalb County middle school teacher and coach after a mother claims he allowed students to have sex in his classroom closet. WSB spoke with the…
Atlanta > Teacher puts Autistic Child’s Head in…
ATLANTA -- A Georgia special education teacher in Marietta is accused of cruelty to children after police say she held an autistic boy upside-down by his legs and lowered him head-first into a trash can. An…
Valdosta > Sallas Mahone National DreamBox Math Challenge…
VALDOSTA -- A third grade teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary, Shajuantae Parks, and her class were excited to find out that their class were winners of the National DreamBox Math Challenge. Miss Parks' class was…
Dublin > Calls for Teacher’s Job after Obama…
DUBLIN -- Georgia's NAACP chapter president is calling for a middle Georgia teacher and her husband — a local school board member — to resign after allegations that the teacher made negative comments about President Barack Obama…
Daytona Beach > Student Threatens to Kill Professor
DAYTONA BEACH -- A student at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faces charges after allegedly threatening to kill his professor. Reports out of Daytona from the Daytona Beach Police Deputy Chief, Craig Capri, states Konstantinos Kostakis,…
Atlanta > Former Teacher Attempts to Contact Victim…
ATLANTA -- After being released on bond, a former Fulton County middle school teacher made more than a dozen attempts to contact the student he’s accused of kissing, prosecutors told Channel 2 Action News. The…