It was a busy pre-Thanksgiving holiday Board of Education meeting held Tuesday night. One of the big items to come out of the meeting was the adoption of safety and security policy GAMB.
According to minutes, the policy had been on the table for approximately two years. In short, policy GAMB allows for certain school personnel to access weapons while performing their normal responsibilities. It was brought before the board last night following a unanimous vote by the District Safety and Security Committee at their November 5 meeting.
GAMB has several procedures in place before someone can access a weapon. A staff member must volunteer to be part of a school safety response team and would be selected by Superintendent Steve Smith based upon the policy. They must meet the requirements to access a weapon safely secured in a classroom and would receive training before being authorized.
Updating the Primary School construction project, the timeline for selecting a Construction Manager At Risk was modified due to posting requirements on the Georgia Procurement Registry. The updated timeline was approved.
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| (Courtesy BleckleyProgress.com contributor.) School officials with a representative from Monsanto following the presentation of a $10,000 check that will be used to purchase drones for the Ag department. L-R: Assistant Superintendent Dr. Andrea Williams, Superintendent Steve Smith, BCHS CTAE Director Matt Godwin, BCHS Principal Matt Gibbs. |
As with most meetings, there were also special presentations. The Bleckley FFA Ag Mechanics Team were recognized for winning the national title at last month’s competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the second straight national title for Bleckley FFA.
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| The Bleckley FFA National Champion Ag Mechanics Team was recognized at the meeting. L-R: Tucker Felkins, Louie Lumley, advisor Dr. Walt Parks, Jacob Smith, Seth DuBois. |
Representatives from Monsanto were on hand last to present Bleckley County High School with a $10,000 check. It will be used to purchase drones for the Ag Department.
Also, on hand to be recognized were Shelly Cranford and the Runnin’ Royals girls cross country team. They won a third straight AA state title November 3 in Carrollton. The third straight title marks the first three-time state champion in school history. It also broke a longstanding tie with competition cheerleading, winners of two state titles.
From the executive session- Brantley Collins was added as assistant high school girls basketball coach.
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