DeKalb superintendent: Lithonia students 'are not criminals'

Student who punched teacher in face in viral video, 2 other brawling students shouldn't be 'criminalized': Superintendent

The Georgia high school student who punched a teacher in the face last week — an incident that was captured on a viral cellphone video — as well as two other brawling students seen in the clip should not be "criminalized," the school district superintendent said Tuesday.DeKalb County School District Superintendent Devon Horton said each of the three students who were charged with battery and disrupting public school has a story and there is “mor…

DeKalb superintendent: Lithonia students 'are not criminals'

The district has been working to teach students conflict resolution skills.

DeKalb County schools superintendent responds to viral video fight between MLK High students and teacher - On Common Ground News

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–A viral video fight between a group of students and a teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. High School is not as “cut and dry” as it appears, DeKalb Schools Superintendent Devon Horton said during a press conference on Tuesday at the school.  Although three students have been charged in connection with the [...] The post DeKalb County schools superintendent responds to viral video fight between MLK High students and teacher first …