Did you know that any student in our public schools can be restrained and secluded for any reason, at anytime, by any employee of a school district, without telling the student's family? That any student can be locked in cells in school for any length of time and no one know that it happened? Do you want this to CHANGE?
The State Board of Education must hear from YOU! ATTEND or WRITE THEM about how they must protect students and schools from these dangerous practices next Wednesday, June 9th in Atlanta at 1:00. The TIME IS NOW.
Please help us fill the room on June 9, 2010. If you can attend, please RSVP to Rashidah Ansari at GAO at 404-885-1234 or ransari@thegao.org.
If you are not able to attend in person, please write to the Board of Education to voice your concerns. A sample template is here.
The Safe Schools Initiative is hosting a press conference following the public comment (at 2:15 p.m.). Please stay and join the crowd to show the State that you support safe learning environments for all students.
Meeting details are as follows:
We recommend you arrive early if you plan to make public comment. There will be a sign-up sheet as you exit the elevator to the right. There is a food court located in the building. We suggest you arrive early, sign up to speak, then have lunch and return to the meeting space.
Please note that all speakers have only three minutes to speak. For that reason, we suggest you make a script or have notes to help you stay on track and within the allotted time.
The Floyd building is located directly northeast of the State Capitol in the block between Piedmont Avenue and Butler Street, facing Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Parking is available in the Pete Hackney lot on Butler Street. To access the Floyd Building, there is a bridge on the 5th level of the parking deck. Once you cross the bridge, take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd level to enter the Building.
For premium convenience, the Georgia State MARTA Station is located in the Floyd Building.
Traveling I-75/85 Southbound
Exit #248A Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive. Turn right onto Martin Luther King, turn right onto Butler Street, then right into the Pete Hackney parking lot.
Traveling I-75/85 Northbound
Exit #246 Fulton Street. Turn right onto Fulton, then left onto Capitol Avenue. Cross over Memorial Drive turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Turn left onto Butler Street, then right into the Pete Hackney parking lot.
Traveling I-20 Westbound
Exit 258A Capital Avenue. Turn right onto Capital Avenue and follow to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and turn right. Go to the first traffic light and turn left onto Butler Street. Parking deck is on the right.
Traveling I-20 Eastbound
Exit 256B Windsor/Spring Street follow straight on this street to Central Avenue (3rd traffic light). Turn left onto Central Avenue turn right on Memorial Drive. Go to second traffic light and turn left onto Capitol Avenue. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Turn left onto Butler Street. Parking deck is on the right.
More information:
Parent to Parent: http://www.p2pga.org/index.
Georgia Advocacy Office:
Thank you for taking the time to make a difference!
Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama
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