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The board also announced a parent-and-teacher scholarship awarded to Crystal McGowan, a long-time paraprofessional who is enrolled in a multi-semester teacher-education program. Staff described the scholarship as covering the five-semester program the recipient will complete and noted the district encourages para-educators and parents interested in teaching to participate in such programs.

Board members congratulated both recipients. No formal action was required; the recognitions were presented during the meeting's special-recognition segment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CCBOE Regular Meeting Sept 25 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board honored Ashley Yawn White as the New Teacher Incentive Award winner and announced a parent-and-teacher scholarship awarded to Crystal McGowan to support her path to becoming a teacher.","taxTitle","Coffee County, School Districts, Georgia","taxId",53313,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973094,"District official highlights Hyundai plant tour, says graduation rate will be released Monday",245,135000,380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5&start=135&end=380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5/thumbnail_135000.jpg","/articles/5973094/Georgia/District-official-highlights-Hyundai-plant-tour-says-graduation-rate-will-be-released-Monday","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973094-ca4d6797af1c5974cd2a46bef5c206e3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105220&Signature=hyERARJh2Y0nDEBpeEmGwiGpg~DXXZPMOJ1OzUH1TnFVZRbgPDyIXBo7MBzNB3rVaKYLX5CHuSLYm~-Bvw2KXbspZ1lVaTtzRMcaxtGztmdm6Cb9xts7G7~B~IMhGlEYcZAkalDkZn5~D06EXzvnZGgNdLoQD27QMfuVcFku-BQaRY4BeaTqXnoFqSDmJyDd0tFf3zlHcRWE75jdkhwV8O~zwYHYmk-D6D6fMmYVsaDm7vsX9Sb~ko4IJKApESB6RNioP9kxgni5wvBZOpSfxDXZDT7LqpPrwa7wuhD9q1W7-Vs~lY27YW0gCf-5ZWcQR7j12eLMt~K98iwsH8FNNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A district official told the Coffee County Board of Education that a recent tour of Hyundai's new plant in Richmond Hill and a visit to the port underscored potential future job opportunities for local students. The official said the plant will ultimately employ about 18,000 people and that at full capacity that site would produce roughly 1,500 cars per day.

The official said the plant uses automated \"little robots\" to move cars through the production process and described the facility as large and highly automated. He said the plant visit required a two-hour drive for the delegation and that the scale of operations suggests future opportunities that the district should prepare students to access.

Separately, the same district official said the district's graduation rate is embargoed until Monday and declined to release specifics at the meeting, but said officials expect the rate will show improvement at McCallie High School and Wiregrass College and Career Academy.

Board members who attended the retreat with economic development and chamber leaders raised the plant and port visits as opportunities to align workforce development with regional employers. The board did not take formal action during the report; members discussed outreach and coordination that could prepare graduates for manufacturing and logistics jobs.","A district official told the Coffee County Board of Education that a recent tour of the Hyundai plant in Richmond Hill underscores future job opportunities for students; the official also said the district's graduation rate will be announced Monday.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973098,"Coffee County board approves consent agenda including $767,400 repaving bid and Internet use policy",96,604000,700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5&start=604&end=700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5/thumbnail_604000.jpg","/articles/5973098/Georgia/Coffee-County-board-approves-consent-agenda-including-767400-repaving-bid-and-Internet-use-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973098-b56b3a6c2c4a461567f58c8ba5abb130/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105220&Signature=U~N6o7Z4DlzqE9OtJf-4V3Nv1nRcj5N4s1U3jA09lfPBnWwEmY4klwMQMZosrSJSGvppCUbc5gd4ZL7j~CKKgC0jXKtux0LqLJ-ZYHmvVtHARQ5XPdQZ95m-qTNDNsbaGr0WmXnSYWw7ZtSeaUToOi2kEOu-wdljB3DXqiMZ7Ee1S-uAM5OSgQMafxb0J3Zo1E1dcMsWGijkwSeI375gcYPbvz-8TxNrhiyPR5q~M0Eoyn-QPWku9RBGXe~MNwewNLhEJa~Gv2CW6e10QhQ-MnVumRQr2rdE0WND~XYN0wXgbGwM8iNwwz3GHiY7CIOv6xnFIhKav3dMVUtHjf8mpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Coffee County Board of Education approved its consent agenda, including a repaving bid for the district's transportation and maintenance areas, a bus purchase and other routine business. The board also approved an updated Internet acceptable use policy to comply with new state rules; one descriptor code, GARH, was removed from consideration and tabled.

During the meeting staff read budget and purchasing items into the record. The repaving bid for parking and transportation maintenance was announced as Harper and Company at $767,400; the board approved proceeding with the contract pending final terms, including a completion date. A separate bid to resurface the Coffee High School track was read as awarded to Eco Premier Coatings for approximately $168,094.

Board members discussed scheduling and completion timing for the paving work and noted staff would negotiate a contract completion date that coordinates with school schedules. The board accepted personnel recommendations and the 21st Century after-school program arrangements; it also acknowledged substitute teacher listings.

The consent agenda was accepted by voice vote during the meeting; no roll-call vote or recorded tally was given in the transcript. The board did not move the descriptor code GARH forward; members confirmed they wanted that item removed from tonight's approvals.

The board chair noted that some contract completion dates were not yet set and that staff would include those dates in the final contract language before authorizing work to begin.","The Coffee County Board of Education approved its consent agenda, which included a $767,400 bid for maintenance and transportation repaving, a bus purchase, and adoption of an updated Internet acceptable use policy; one policy code (GARH) was tabled.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973103,"Parent tells Coffee County school board bullying left her son suicidal; board pledges follow-up",547,991000,1538000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5&start=991&end=1538","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833734-7b45d8598296963e39cd1afd9479f5e5/thumbnail_991000.jpg","/articles/5973103/Georgia/Parent-tells-Coffee-County-school-board-bullying-left-her-son-suicidal-board-pledges-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973103-a2d0cb6f77bed48815ee5871e9b6a308/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105220&Signature=TSmmlUKOB~A3SB8ThzK1-lQO6D6oxapmLdMgA~2YwQIWJ~-xqen8ftvV6-zQsvZnnUQaSOJ-o0Va6TmTLU-E7iheMljTb6AVWdEfqDY7lbddpYqo0v-h-A3oFVmihluxVzZJ1RKphZ-bM66Va-ME7OE1H9Q5JbPgitgd3bLpmHjfm2OZKH-rBa~Wi8nI-fN6WCvNRFkSRz85krLWP7VhWC8x9vHYiwUFDKy8di8xGiEYR0RMniB0F9VU6D1y4bipPsMVCi-8QsphGqqy2SsP6ZDStZ8nIWeJP7HrI4z7hiEzdKH~Kk3gVEYC6-eIMWFxQekJoDyWJJvefO2SnVW0VA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent urged the Coffee County Board of Education to take immediate action after she said repeated bullying left her son suicidal and unwilling to return to school. The mother, identified in the meeting as Ms. Washington, said school staff eventually moved her son to a different classroom but did not remove the students she said were bullying him.

The issue surfaced during the board’s public comment period. “He begged me to allow him to kill himself, basically,” Ms. Washington said, describing her son as a straight-A student who is active in band and church. She asked the board to enforce the district’s existing zero-tolerance bullying policy, increase adult supervision “in key areas such as the bathrooms, cafeteria, hallways,” and improve communication with parents when harassment occurs.

Board members and administrators responded in the meeting. Dr. Lee, a district official present at the meeting, said the district expects incidents to be reported through school administrators and that the board and district would follow up. Board member Mr. Mobley told the parent he would work with school leaders; other board members said the district has an anti-bullying policy in handbooks and that staff must enforce it.

The parent said the classroom change left her son wondering what was wrong with him and that she first learned of the incident only after a teacher called the day after the confrontation. She asked the board to require stronger staff action when reports are made and to hold administrators accountable if they do not follow district policy.

The board described the established chain-of-command for handling student discipline and said administrators should notify district offices when incidents rise to that level. At the meeting, members did not take formal disciplinary action against any named staff or students; instead, they said staff would investigate and follow district procedures.

The parent also urged a schoolwide assembly on bullying and better supervision in common areas. Board members encouraged parents to use the district’s chain of command—raising concerns with school administrators first—so the district can respond more quickly. The board did not set a public deadline for the follow-up investigation during the meeting.

The public comment portion of the meeting was limited by board policy BCBI to five minutes per speaker and a maximum of 20 minutes overall; Ms. Washington used her time to describe the incidents and ask for district enforcement and improved communication.","A parent told the Coffee County Board of Education that ongoing bullying at a county middle school left her son saying he wanted to kill himself. Board members said they will investigate and stressed enforcement of district anti-bullying policy.","actionData","errors"]

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Coffee County recognizes new-teacher incentive winner and a parent-teacher scholarship recipient

District official highlights Hyundai plant tour, says graduation rate will be released Monday

Coffee County board approves consent agenda including $767,400 repaving bid and Internet use policy

Parent tells Coffee County school board bullying left her son suicidal; board pledges follow-up