The Tallapoosa County Board of Education took the time to recognize a pair of students during Monday night’s board meeting, one for her essay about her school counselor and one for his speech at the Reeltown Elementary School sixth-grade graduation ceremonies. From left to right, board members Michael Carter and Matilda Woodyard-Hamilton, Jakiyla Gibson, Superintendent Joe Windle, DHS Counselor Mona Howard, Derick Oliver and DHS Principal Chris Hand. (Donald Campbell / The Outlook )
The Tallapoosa County Board of Education took the time to recognize a pair of students during Monday night’s board meeting, one for her essay about her school counselor and one for his speech at the Reeltown Elementary School sixth-grade graduation ceremonies. From left to right, board members Michael Carter and Matilda Woodyard-Hamilton, Jakiyla Gibson, Superintendent Joe Windle, DHS Counselor Mona Howard, Derick Oliver and DHS Principal Chris Hand. (Donald Campbell / The Outlook )
During Monday night’s meeting, the Tallapoosa County Board of Education reviewed policy changes and the latest edition of the student handbook, while also recognizing the achievements of several students and hearing from parents and their concerns.
Due to recent concerns with the board’s policy on corporal punishment, the board sought to clean up some of the language and make the policy on paddling students clearer. This included, on the section regarding notifying parents corporal punishment had been administered, adding language stating that attempts to notify parents needed to be made within 24 hours, or by the end of the next school day, that a paddling had been administered. After the discussion, the board approved making clarification changes to the policy.
