By Rebecca Gaunt Despite representation from opposing viewpoints on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s leadership, a Thursday afternoon rally outside the Cobb County school district’s headquarters stayed peaceful. It was when the…
by Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb Community Care Coalition issued a press release Sunday announcing its “Replace Ragsdale” rally and protest planned for Thursday’s Cobb County school board meeting. Melissa Marten,…
By Rebecca Gaunt Comments from the Cobb County School District denying any knowledge of staff concerns related to the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, published in the Marietta Daily Journal Tuesday,…
by Rebecca Gaunt About a dozen people stood outside Lassiter High School Friday morning in response to the district’s recent decision to pull two books from libraries across the district….
By Rebecca Gaunt Students in Cobb County School District will likely miss out on the annual Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl this year due to recent events, including the firing of…
By Rebecca Gaunt Less than a week after the Cobb County Board of Education upheld the superintendent’s decision to fire a teacher for reading an LGBTQ+-themed book to her class,…
By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board voted Thursday to uphold Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s decision to fire teacher Katie Rinderle, in spite of the opposing recommendation of a district-appointed…
[This guest opinion article is by Micheal Garza, a parent with a child in the Cobb County School District] It is a Friday afternoon sitting in the parking lot of…
By Rebecca Gaunt A tribunal of retired educators, appointed by the Cobb County School District, denied Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s recommendation to terminate teacher Katie Rinderle for reading the book “My…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2023 A Cobb County teacher under fire for reading a picture book…