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Fulton schools focus on safety, discipline issues By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com
Crews tear down the ‘A’ sculpture at the corner of Canton Street and Milton Avenue in Alpharetta Aug. 17.
‘A’ lost cause
Alpharetta sculpture removed from downtown
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By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — If you drive on Milton Avenue in downtown and feel like something’s missing, don’t worry, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you, the Alpharetta “A” sculpture is gone. The painted plywood sculpture was
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removed on Aug. 17 after the Alpharetta City Council opted not to repair and repaint the installation. The sculpture’s removal was approved in a split vote at a meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, after Alpharetta Cultural Services Manager Kim Zane gave a presentation on the installation from the Alpharetta Cultural Arts Commission. Zane said both the Arts Commission and Visitor Center were in favor of repair-
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Police add specialists in mental health
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ATLANTA — New rules for the new school year are in place as the Fulton County School System navigates a return to the first typical school year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in spring 2020. At the Aug. 11 meeting of the Fulton County Board of Education, district leaders seemed intent on moving away from the accommodations and leniency in place during the pandemic disruption. The focus moving forward is centered on academic accountability and student behavior with new guidelines and protocols in place. “We’ve had a very positive opening of schools,” Superintendent Mike Looney told board members. “I appreciate the good conduct of students and their parents and caregivers [because] it takes all of us working together to make sure schools work effectively.” Students are expected to return to classrooms for face-to-face instruction, with masking optional. Virtual instruc-
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