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Dean who ordered end to sunshine law work steps down By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has stopped providing advocacy work for open meetings and open records, Appen Media reported May 15. Now the school’s dean, Peter “Bo” Rutledge, has announced he will vacate the position and return to the faculty at the end of the year. “The UGA School of Law is now on course to redefine what it means to be a great national public institution,” he said. The university’s press release cited numerous accomplishments from Rutledge’s almost 10 years at the helm. One of them was the expansion of the law school’s outreach programs, including the First Amendment Clinic. LYNDON CEREJO/PROVIDED
River Trail Middle School students Sheehan Banka, Reyansh Krovi, Justin An, Kaiden Lee, and Kovid Cerejo as well as their coach Scott Fowler celebrate their win May 12 in the Middle School National Championship Tournament, hosted by National Academic Quiz Tournaments in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Middle school students take title in national quiz bowl competition JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Five students at River Trail Middle School celebrated their win May 12 in a national quiz bowl tournament for middle schools across the country. The group was crowned the 2024 NAQT Middle School National Cham-
pions in the Middle School National Championship Tournament, hosted by National Academic Quiz Tournaments in Rosemont, Illinois, near Chicago. Quiz bowl is a fast-paced buzzer competition where teams compete to answer questions that cover academic
subjects including science, literature, history, fine arts, geography, philosophy and the social sciences as well as the broader world of popular culture and current events.
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Peter “Bo” Rutledge instructs a class at the University of Georgia. The law school dean announced May 20 he will step down and return to faculty.
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