LCSD board upholds Caledonia teachers’ transfers to New Hope
Lowndes County School District School Board voted in executive session Monday night to uphold the transfers of three Caledonia High School teachers to the New Hope campus.
Three Caledonia teachers protest transfers, allege harassment
Three Caledonia High School teachers are appealing their transfers to the New Hope campus with the Lowndes County School District board.
They have also taken their grievances to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the transfers came after months of harassment by school administration.
City drafts new policy on hiring of felons
A committee formed to set guidelines for a screening policy to replace the city’s no-felony rule for considering city employment applicants has drafted language for the new policy, which will come before the Columbus City Council Tuesday for approval.
City council halts no-felony hiring policy
The Columbus City Council approved a motion by Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem to stop the city’s practice of disqualifying job applicants with felonies during its meeting Tuesday.