Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

Cobb Parents Jorge Santa, Carol Thompson and Catherine Busse. in article about press conference on bullying (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools January 11, 2019

Cobb County School District Accused of Hiding Bullying

Attorney Mitch Skandalakis of Skandalakis Law Group addressed the media Friday morning with three families who report their children experienced extreme bullying at Harrison and Walton High Schools. “Cobb…

Cobb County School board members (hands raised left to right -- Jaha Howard, David Chastain, Charisse Davis) -- photo by Rebecca Gaunt

Cobb County schools January 8, 2019

New Cobb County school board members sworn In; Chairs elected in tense meeting

Newly-elected Democrats Jaha Howard and Charisse Davis were sworn in to serve on the Cobb County school board Monday evening. Republican David Chastain was also sworn in for his second…

Bullard Elementary received recognition for becoming STEM certified. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools December 15, 2018

Cobb Schools to Move Forward with $90 Million in Construction Projects

The Cobb school board approved a recommendation 7-0 Thursday to borrow $90 million for planned 2019 construction projects. The loans must be repaid by the end of 2019 with funds…

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company presented a $70,000 grant to Lockheed Elementary’s Principal Coretta Stewart (far right). (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Education, Marietta Schools December 12, 2018

Lockheed Martin grant for elementary school STEM lab

The Marietta City Schools Board of Education recognized a $70,000 grant by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to Lockheed Elementary during Tuesday’s meeting. The money will fund a new STEM innovation…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County schools November 28, 2018

Pedophile Coach Ron Gorman Sentenced; Cobb Mom Delivers Victim Impact Statement

Ron Gorman, 53, was sentenced Tuesday in Cobb County Superior Court on two counts of aggravated child molestation. He pled guilty in 2017 to similar charges in Pennsylvania. Though he’s…

2018 Science Olympiad State Champions-Shallowford Falls Elementary School in article with about Cobb Schools and control over calendar

Cobb County schools November 16, 2018

Cobb Schools Want Control Over Calendar [UPDATE with correction]

[UPDATE: the last paragraph of this article has been changed to correct an error we made in describing how “fair share” works] The Cobb County School Board set their 2019…

Georgia State Capitol -- from school start date article(photo by Ken Lund, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0)

Education November 15, 2018

Senate Study Committee Continues to Explore Statewide School Start Date

The second meeting for the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Calendar of Georgia Public Schools took place Wednesday during the special session of the legislature. The committee is…

Marietta, Marietta schools November 14, 2018

Marietta Schools Want Control Over Calendar and Safety Initiatives

The Marietta School Board approved its 2019 legislative priorities Tuesday to be presented to the community and the Cobb delegation. Testing flexibility is priority one as Marietta is one of…

Cobb County Police Department, Precinct 4 October 30, 2018

Burglaries Targeting East Cobb Asian/Indian Community on the Rise

The Cobb County Police Department and Cobb Neighborhood Safety Coalition will address an increase in burglaries targeting the Asian and Indian communities at a forum to be held November 1…

photo of children in costume, with their parents, at a previous Fall Festival of Fun

Cobb County Parks October 26, 2018

Cobb To Host Fall Festival of Fun on Halloween

For families looking to supplement their Halloween plans, or skip traditional Trick-or-Treating altogether, Cobb PARKS, Cobb County Public Safety and Safe Kids Cobb County are sponsoring the 19th annual Fall…

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