Terrace Manor Elementary Principal Hartley Gibbons announces his retirement. News 12's Christie Ethridge was at the school when Principal Gibbons broke the news.
Terrace Manor Elementary Principal Hartley Gibbons walked into a staff meeting to a round of applause from his teachers Thursday afternoon. When he came out of the meeting, announced he was retiring.
It looks like two more cases of tuberculosis are about to be confirmed at Butler High School. This comes as 75 students and teachers test positive for exposure.
The BOE says Hartley Gibbons has received written notice and has consented in writing to taking administrative leave. His administrative leave will be for "an indefinite" amount of time.
So far, 500 students and teachers have been tested. Of those, 75 of those tests have tested positive, which means they have been exposed, not that they necessarily have TB.
Principal Hartley Gibbons was taken out of the school by Richmond County Board of Education officers around 11 a.m. The deputy superintendent says they cannot comment on personnel matters.
Transitioning from the military back to civilian life can be hard, but Georgia Health Sciences University is trying to make it a little easier with a new program.
For Georgia high school seniors, a large part of their grade is their senior project. Many local students are using the homework as an opportunity to help the community.
The state of Georgia now has more power when it comes to the creation of charter schools in your community. Voters approved a constitutional amendment with 59 percent of the vote Tuesday.
Georgians have approved a constitutional amendment that would allow a new state board to issue charters for private operators to run independent public schools.
In a news conference on Monday, officials said the female student has been in the hospital for the past three to four weeks receiving treatment for the infection.
Elementary schools across the country are taking part in the election this year. They're doing an online presidential election to see who America's students will vote into office.
Burke County High School got their eighth win tonight against Butler High, but for a while today, no one knew if the game would even be played. As News 12's Christie Ethridge reports, the TB scare at Butler High School almost kept the teams off the field.
They say it is an important lesson for kids to learn, especially gun safety. Many of their parents may have guns in their homes and they want to make sure the kids stay safe.
Teachers and students showed up to Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle School Wednesday morning to find the school toilet papered and egged. The principal says it's a Halloween prank gone way too far.
The scare started earlier this month when one student came down with symptoms of TB. Since then, groups of children who have had contact with the student have been getting tested.
GHSU president Dr. Ricardo Azziz and members of the "Save the A" group, Nick Evans and Barry Storey, announced today in a joint conference that the new name will be Georgia Regents University Augusta.
A positive result means the student has been exposed, not that the student actually has TB. If a student tests positive, they will have to take a second test to see if they actually have the disease.
