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Wed., February 27, 2013 7:19pm
A state lawsuit by six members of the DeKalb County School board challenging Governor Nathan Deal's power to suspend them has been dismissed. The six were suspended Monday by the Governor after a reccommendation by the State Board of Education.
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Fri., February 22, 2013 7:41pm
Gov. Nathan Deal is set to announce whether he'll suspend members of the DeKalb County School Board. Deal is set to make a decision Monday. During a roughly 14-hour hearing Thursday, the Georgia Board of Education voted to suspend six of nine school board members.
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Fri., December 21, 2012 11:00am
A 16-year-old high school student in central Georgia has been suspended after authorities misinterpreted a comment he posted on Facebook foreshadowing a holiday surprise for his classmates.
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Wed., December 14, 2011 4:02pm
The district began investigating after Robert Champion, a former band member at one of the district's schools, died last month in what is believed to be hazing at a Florida A&M University. Champion attended Southwest DeKalb High, whose band is suspended, along with another Florida A&M student who says she was beaten so severely she could barely walk.
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Thu., September 9, 2010 8:04am
Georgia receiver A.J. Green has been suspended for four games for selling a jersey to someone the NCAA says qualifies as an agent. Green sold his Independence Bowl game jersey for $1,000. The junior, who sat out the season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette, must miss three more games before eligible to play.
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Wed., April 7, 2010 4:44pm
Two dozen civil rights activists rallied at the state capitol today for fai
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Fri., February 5, 2010 2:09pm
Mercer University officials have suspended the campus chapter of Alpha Phi
