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City Council endorses school plan to return students to classrooms By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com
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Website charts displays dazzling neighborhoods By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – Dunwoody residents Justin Dike and Matt Weber want everyone to see Dunwoody’s overthe-top holiday homes, and they have created an online map that will ensure no display is missed. The two, who have developed What’s Up Dunwoody (whatsupdunwoody.com) which contains news, a link to their podcasts and other community information, last year published a route map that people could take to hit all the “epic” homes. Dike, who lives in Dunwoody North, then decided to refine it for 2020, when it became apparent that it was important to have activities that were family friendly and COVID-safe. He said he was surprised that there weren’t more
homes this year, given the fact that people were sheltering in place with more spare time on their hands. “We were relieved, however, that almost all of last year’s houses are still there,” Dike said. Weber, a Georgetown resident, said his favorite home is one located on Redbark Way, a home that coordinates its flashing display with music that plays on 89.7 FM. Dikes prefers a Stratham Drive location that features huge, illuminated snowflakes that have been installed in trees more than 60 feet high. The map, which has recently been sponsored by Billy Kramer of NFA Burger, features four routes, with a fifth in the works. The website is a side gig for both Weber, a realtor with eXp Realty, and Dike, the founder of PoolDues.com.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council threw its support behind a plan by DeKalb County Schools that will establish new guidelines for returning students to classrooms. At its Dec. 14 meeting, the council heard a report from Mayor Lynn Deutsch, who had been notified that school officials were considering the plan that same night. Deutsch said school officials had lowered the bar for offering in-person instruction so long as the positivity rate for COVID-19 remained at or below 10 percent of the county’s population. “From the information that I have been sent, it looks like the first group back would be kindergarten through second grade and grades six through nine, if the parents chose to do so,” she said. “If it drops further to 8 to 10 percent, the rest will be given the option to return to the classroom.” DeKalb School District 1 Board Member Stan Jester joined the meeting online and confirmed details of the board’s decision. But, he said, half of the parents who had been polled, along with the majority of the district’s teachers, were against a second semester return. “A letter or a resolution of support would be greatly appreciated,” Jester said, adding that teachers would not be given the choice of whether to return, although accommodations may be given in special cases. The mayor, joined by several council
Deutsch said school officials had lowered the bar for offering in-person instruction so long as the positivity rate for COVID-19 remained at or below 10 percent of the county’s population. members, offered support for the new guidelines. “Every other district around us has returned,” Councilman John Heneghan said. “This is a step in the right direction.” “Kids need to have the option to return,” Councilwoman Stacey Harris said. “The GHSA (Georgia State High School Association) says you can wrestle, but you can’t shake hands with your opponent. DeKalb needs to have a plan. Right now, they have no plan.” The council supported Deutsch’s plan to write a letter in support of the return to in-person learning. In other matters at the council meeting, officials held a public hearing regarding a change in zoning that would allow for a secondary school to occupy space at 301 and 303 Perimeter Center North. However, according to the owner’s representatives, the rezoning from OCR (office-commercial-residential) to PC-2 (Perimeter Center 2) is just the first step
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