Georgia House Democratic Caucus Urges Governor, State School Superintendent to Take Action to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission

ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville), Mary Robichaux (D-Roswell) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) urge the governor and the state school superintendent to take specific actions to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in Georgia.

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Rep. Rebecca Mitchell Introduces Legislation to End School Opt-Outs of State Education Laws

ATLANTA – State Representative Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville) recently introduced House Bills 518 and 519, legislation which would end the use of the Georgia Department of Education’s strategic waivers by local school systems to opt out of class size, certifications, state teacher salary schedules, health and physical education, duty-free lunch and personnel termination laws. Rep. Mitchell’s legislative package would also block local school systems from releasing control of their nonperforming schools to for-profit entities. 

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