www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com In response to pandemic concerns and the upheaval over social justice that swept metro Atlanta and the nation last year, more Gwinnett teachers are publicly criticizing the school district — and some want explicit protections against retaliation for doing so.
Only a handful of people addressed the school board at meetings before the pandemic reached Georgia, and only some of those were employees. But since June, at least 20 speakers have come before the board nearly every month, many of them employees denouncing district practices. Teachers rallied over the summer to oppose in-person classes and demand more inclusive practices in the diverse school district. Some said they became more outspoken last year in campus meetings and on social media.
Many are social studies teachers who say
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