Apalachee High School, Barrow County
More school resource officers approved for Barrow County following Apalachee High shooting
At an emotional school board meeting Tuesday evening, the Barrow County Board of Education approved eight more school resource officers (SROs) for the district.
Barrow County parents bring safety concerns to first school board meeting since deadly shooting at Apalachee High School
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Almost a month after the deadly shooting inside Apalachee High School, security is still top of mind for parents in Barrow County. On Tuesday night, the district held its first school board meeting since the shooting on Sept 4. Eleven people, including several parents and community members, signed up for public comment.
Barrow County Schools approves more SROs and classroom space, but some parents want more
I am not satisfied, I’m not going to be satisfied until they have a metal detector in their school,” Parent Tinya Brown said.
Barrow County Schools putting phones in every classroom, adding more officers
The Barrow County Board of Education has approved two new safety measures nearly a month after the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School. The board approved a measure on Tuesday to add a phone in every classroom and add eight new school resource officers in the district.
Barrow schools will hire more school officers after Apalachee High mass shooting
The Barrow County Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of more school police officers on Tuesday evening.
Apalachee High School shooting: Barrow County School Board addresses safety
The Barrow County School Board met on Tuesday night for the first time since Apalachee High School students returned to class.
Angry Apalachee Parents Slam School Board: 'My Child Doesn't Feel Safe'
Georgia community members and parents of Apalachee High School students demanded more safety measures at a school board meeting after the deadly mass shooting.
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‘It’s ok to be anxious’: Here’s what it was like for Apalachee High School students to return to school today
A Barrow County bus with “CHEE STRONG” painted in the windows provided another reminder that this is still a school in ...
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Winder and Barrow County Reach Landmark Agreement on Service Delivery Strategy to Enhance Local Governance
Winder and Barrow County have reached an agreement on their Service Delivery Strategy after lengthy negotiations.
Oconee Blotter: Motorcyclist flees Barrow, but caught by Oconee deputy
A deputy was dispatched to Tanglewood subdivision off Epps Bridge Parkway after residents reported seeing a suspicious ...
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Most students in Georgia’s Barrow County return to class, days after shooting at Apalachee High School
ATLANTA (AP) — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County are headed back to class Tuesday, six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee ...
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Junior running back 'MJ' Dowdy is Winder-Barrow football's best kept secret
Or he was hidden, until his school-record setting performance for Winder-Barrow on the gridiron against Habersham ... are ...
Savannah Jury Returns $3.4M Injury Verdict Against State Farm Client
"The at-fault driver pled guilty to failing to yield right of way, but then disputed being at fault in the civil case," said ...
Town's smoking rates halve, figures suggest
The number of people smoking in a town may have more than halved in a year, according to official estimates. Figures from the ...
BioLab responds to Rockdale County Schools virtual learning decision due to fire
The district blames Bio-Lab, Inc. pollution. A Bio-Lab, Inc. spokesperson said in a statement Sunday night that the company ...