Good: 'The Kennesaw State University faculty senate has voted overwhelmingly in support of vaccine mandates at University System of Georgia institutions, as well as mask mandates at institutions in areas of elevated community transmission of COVID-19.' mdjonline.com/news/ksu-facul…
'The KSU faculty senate's votes do not change KSU or USG policy but essentially serve as an official opinion of KSU faculty and urge the university system to change its COVID-19 policies. KSU faculty senate members are elected by their department faculty'
'The USG's current policies "strongly encourage" but do not require mask wearing and vaccination at USG institutions.'
'The University of North Georgia similarly passed by a wide margin late last month a resolution calling on USG Acting Chancellor Teresa MacCartney and the president of UNG to issue executive orders mandating adherence to CDC mask guidelines.'
'Professors at other Georgia universities have made COVID-related headlines as the school year has begun, including an 88-year-old University of Georgia professor who resigned in the middle of a class last month after a student refused to wear their mask correctly'
'Meanwhile, some professors have reportedly bucked the USG's lack of mask mandates, requiring masks in their individual classes.'
BS: 'In an emailed statement to the MDJ on Monday, USG spokesman Aaron Diamant said the system's leaders "remain committed to keeping our campus communities healthy and safe."'
'Diamant pointed to a "$200 well-being credit" for all employees who get vaccinated and said the USG continues to work closely with the Georgia Department of Public Health.'
'Diamant also said the university system's 26 colleges and universities have administered thousands of vaccine doses, "and continue to help faculty, staff and students get vaccinated either on campus or with a local provider."'
'"While we urge vaccination for everyone, we recognize it is an individual decision to receive one and not required to be on our campuses," he said.'
'Pincock said KSU's faculty resolutions support a letter from the USG Regents Advisory Council for Biological Sciences, which called for the USG to apply a portion of its own policy on vaccinations to COVID-19 and to adhere to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control'

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15 Sep
'After the school sent a letter home to parents, which failed to characterize the incident as antisemitic, @ADL sent a letter to the Cobb County School District and Pope High School officials, offering assistance in addressing the incident and seeking information'
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'he spoke of masks as tools of government overreach, accusing the CDC of doublespeak. We don’t need mandates to know what to do, he said on Fox and Friends.' ajc.com/news/investiga…
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Since August. 'Georgia has lost more than 2 dozen teachers, staff since start of school year to COVID-19' @GovKemp, this is on you. wsbtv.com/news/local/atl…
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They were teachers and coaches. They were bus drivers and school resource officers. They were administrative assistants and daycare teachers. They were lunchroom managers and education specialists.'
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Per a stakeholder, also re:the hate crime incident at Pope and others: 'Cobb’s ban on talking about bias, hate and race make it impossible for school counselors to guide students through difficult and complex conversations in developmentally appropriate ways as we are trained'
'In absence of being allowed to support students (the ones harmed AND the ones inflicting the harm) through this so they all end up doing better and being healthy emotionally, harsh punishments will be the go to'
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27% of infections by 9/2 where children. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09…
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