JANUARY 5 - 18, 2018 • VOL. 9— NO. 1
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Students protest alleged racism at Dunwoody High BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
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A group of students recently gathered in front of Dunwoody High School to protest what they said is racist behavior from some classmates. About 50 students gathered Dec. 18 at the entrance of Dunwoody High School before classes started to protest racism at the school that some allege has been going on for some time. “We are protesting because there’s a serious problem with racist comments and jokes being made all the time in the hallways and classrooms and no justice is being brought to the victims,” said Arryana Dixon, a senior at DHS. The protest that started about 7:30 a.m. was apparently sparked by a photograph that was shared on social media of the DHS football cheerleading squad that showed the only black cheerleader cropped out. DHS Principal Priscilla Cole told parents in an email that the crop was unintentional, and that the picture was
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Council members sworn in at new City Hall BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
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Dunwoody welcomed a new City Council member and two returning council members to the City Council with a short and simple swearing-in ceremony at the new City Hall at 4800 Ashford-Dunwoody Road. Tom Lambert, who won the Post 3 seat in November, was sworn in alongside Pam Tallmadge and Jim Riticher, who were reelected to their second terms. Richard McCully, a Dunwoody resident See COUNCIL on page 13