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House fire inspires advocacy
Schools record growth in English learning population By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com
By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County resident and animal advocate Sue Bova suffered a major loss Feb. 14 when a suspected short in an electrical panel resulted in a fire at her home. But, Bova wants to use her experience to send a message of safety about the dangers of electrical fires to others in the community. While on her way home from church on Ash Wednesday, Bova said she received a call: Her home security company had alerted a nearby station, Station 6, to a fire in her house. “And the only thing I could do in that moment was say, ‘My dog, my dog, my dog. Is Tuxie okay?’” Bova said. “That's the only thing I could get out of my mouth while I'm driving, trying to get home.” Firefighters at Station 6 were able to rescue Tuxie and stop the fire from spreading to the rest of Bova’s house. However, the fire and smoke damage to her kitchen and keeping room was significant, and during the following four to five months of reconstruction, Bova and Tuxie have relocated to a rental home.
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Forsyth County resident Sue Bova, left, and her dog Tuxie thank the team at Fire Station 6 March 30. Bova presented the team with a gratitude photo collage, lunch and an invocation for saving Tuxie and her home following a fire Feb. 14.
Before and after shots show Sue Bova’s kitchen following a Feb. 14 fire that resulted in a major loss. Initial investigation showed the fire was likely caused by a spark in an electrical panel behind her can opener or toaster oven.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With a student population of some 55,000, the Forsyth County School District is ranking beside its larger Metro Atlanta neighbors for its growing percentage of English learning students. At a Board of Education work session April 9, Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Lee Anne Rice shared an update about how the district supports its English learning students. “We currently have students who come from 118 different countries of birth, speak 68 different primary home languages, and we have more than 2,000 immigrant students,” Rice said.
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Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Lee Anne Rice shares an update about how Forsyth County Schools supports its English learning students at a Board of Education work session April 9.
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