“Our district has been very wonderful in providing us tools to help us with a lot of these things,” Hanson said. Hanson cited their effectiveness in a recent example of a student who was behind a bullying note being found quickly by reviewing footage. Many Sandy Springs middle and high schools have already had them installed as part of the first phase of the roll-out, he said. “At the end of the day they’re a kid, they’re a child.”Ī parent of a student who said they had to move schools after severe bullying that went on for years without enough help from administration asked if there could be more security cameras to catch incidents.įulton is already installing high-definition cameras at schools, Hanson said. “Students have rights even if they did something horrible,” Hanson said. People often ask for details to be released, but they can’t be shared with anyone not directly involved. Something he runs into with every case is that people want more information about the punishment than he can give. Hanson said one piece of the response is having the student responsible visit with Hanson every morning to talk about how they are doing and build a relationship to “show that they can recover and grow from it.”
Menis said that Hanson, the principal of North Springs, has been “amazing” at handling anti-Semitic incidents. They don’t fully understand the impact of the hurt that they’re causing,” he said.
“There has to be a learning opportunity that goes along with that. “We send clear messaging with our discipline,” Matthews said in response to a student’s question about what is done following incidents.īut punishment also provides an opportunity for a teaching moment, Matthews said. Incidents at North Springs in 2017 included a swastika drawn on a bathroom wall. They have held two previous events that discussed the rising incidents.ĪIAAS cites numbers from the FBI and ADL that say anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes targeting Jews are on the rise nationwide. Among the vandalism there was graffiti of a swastika near the front entrance.ĪIAAS was formed by Dunwoody-area mothers in 2017 “amidst what felt like an explosion of anti-Semitic events,” said Lauren Menis, on the founders, when introducing the panel. The panel, which also included representatives from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Anti-Defamation League, DeKalb County School District and a state representative, was held by the Atlanta Initiative Against Anti-Semitism in response to a recent vandalism incident at Roswell’s Centennial High School. Allison Padilla-Goodman Marist School teacher Brendan Murphy Georgia Bureau of Investigation Assistant Special Agent in Charge Andy Mossman and state Rep. Chris Matthews Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Dr. Quentin Fretwell Fulton County School District Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bre Peeler North Springs Charter High School Principal Scott Hanson DeKalb Department of Student Relations Director Dr. Joining her are, from left, Centennial High School Assistant Principal Dr. Director of Georgia Commission on the Holocaust Sally Levine, center with microphone, answers an audience question at the Feb.
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