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Cherry Blossom Festival coming in March

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Kindergarten students enrolled in the German immersion program at Ashford Park Elementary School celebrate the country’s Karneval, or Fasching, a preLent festivity. Read related story on page 10 in the Education Guide.

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City Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams hopes the city’s brand new cherry trees will blossom in time for Brookhaven’s first Cherry Blossom festival in March, but she says there’s “no guarantee.”

“We’ll remind people that they are brand new trees,” she said of the 220-plus trees being planted throughout the city now. “This is really a lifelong investment.

We’ll plant the trees, but our children will sit under them.”

The festival, scheduled for March 27 through March 29, will be centered in Blackburn Park, and 140 of those trees are going there. The 52-acre park is “ideally suited with pathways” where artisans, street musicians and vendors can set up camp.

While the festival is in the early planning stages, the city has hired the NUN Group, know for the Atlanta Jazz Festival, among other events. Williams says she anSEE CHERRY BLOSSOM, PAGE 6

Brookhaven police studying whether officers should wear body-mounted cameras

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Some police officers’ dashboard cameras start recording when the blue lights start flashing. Soon, additional cameras may begin recording interactions between police officers and residents in Atlanta and Dunwoody.

In about three months, local police officials say, officers in those two local communities will start wearing cameras mounted on their uniforms. Brookhaven police also are looking into using body cameras and say they are currently testing different models. And a state lawmaker has introduced proposed legislation requiring all police officers to wear the cameras.

The national controversy arising from police-involved

deaths in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City have left both police officers and their critics calling for more objective evidence of behavior during confrontations between officers and residents. Body-mounted cameras have been promoted as one possible solution.

Atlanta’s Deputy Chief C.J. Davis said the on-body cameras, which are expected to cost millions of dollars for equipment and storage, are worth the expense. Both officers and citizens behave better when they know someone is watching. “People have a tendency to alter their behavior in a positive way when they know they’re being SEE POLICE, PAGE 26

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New DeKalb school board member Stan Jester, right, was sworn in Jan. 5 by Justice David Nahmias, left. Jester recently said he does not want to be fingerprinted by the school district, saying he’s not a district employee and DeKalb police should do the fingerprint checks on board members. Instead, he had a background check conducted by Dunwoody police.

Chamber of Commerce plans annual meeting A new board of directors will be introduced when the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at a location to be determined. Plans and goals for 2015 will also be presented.

New board members include: Michael Miller, Miller Management; Susan Coefield, Around Brookhaven; Vinnie Bucci, Hyatt Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina; Mark Kooyman, Experience Insight Group; Jay Groundwater, Marigold Pest Services; and Cynthia Livingston, SunTrust.

Renewing board members include: Debbie Leonard-Mayer, KW Realty; Joe DeVita, Georgia Venture Group; Lynda Martin, Goodwin Growth Work; Craig Miller, PNC Bank; and Rick Martin, CPA.

Group to lead Visioning Meetings for three parks PARC Brookhaven will lead Visioning Meetings for Ashford Park, Skyland Park and Georgian Hills Park. These sessions are supported by the city and the Parks & Recreation Department, and co-sponsored by City Councilmember John Park.

Following the completion of the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master plan in September, the Visioning Sessions have been organized to seek broad community input for specific improvement ideas in individual parks.

The goal is to create detailed individual plans for each park that will be presented to the City Council and the Parks & Recreation Department for funding consideration in 2015 and subsequent budget years. The plans are to depict desired park features and improvements, and include recommended new equipment.

The sessions are scheduled for: Ashford Park Community Center to discuss Ashford Park on Jan. 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Jan. 29, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; City Hall to discuss Georgian Hills Park, Jan. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Feb. 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Skyland Park, Jan. 26., 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Feb. 5, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

PARC Brookhaven was formed by the leadership of the Governors Commission for

In a letter to Mayor J. Max Davis, Gretchen Corbin, Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, congratulated the city on receiving Qualified Local Government status from the state of Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

This status is given to local governments that adopt DCA-approved comprehensive plans consistent with DCA’s Local PlanBR I EF S ning Requirements. In November, Brookhaven adopted its first comprehensive plan, Comprehensive Plan 2034, a long-term vision for the economic, social and environmental sustainability of Brookhaven.

“Now begins the challenging work of implementing this plan. We believe that the plan should provide a framework for making sound decisions for the city’s long-term growth and development,” said Commissioner Corbin in the letter.

“Our comprehensive plan includes six key substantive elements: Land Use, Community Facilities and Resources, Economic Development, Population, Housing and Transportation. A framework for the future has evolved around these planning elements,” said City Manager Marie Garrett in a press release. Local governments designated as a Qualified Local Government are eligible for financial incentives from DCA, the state Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority and the oneGeorgia Authority.

City officials to train on stopping sex trafficking Brookhaven’s mayor and City Council will become some of the first city leaders in Georgia to be trained how to recognize signs of child sex trafficking.

The training, scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15, is part of the city’s “Not Buying It” pledge.

In November, Brookhaven became the first city in Georgia to pledge to work to stop child sex trafficking by becoming part of the Georgia Task Force on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. As part of the pledge, Brookhaven officials committed to not support businesses or activities that perpetuate child sex trafficking, to raise awareness on the problem, and to foster an environment that protects children from exploitation.

The training will be attended by Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams, Councilman Joe Gebbia, Councilman Bates Mattison, Councilman John Park and various city employees.

“In addition to city council, representatives from all city departments will attend the training,” City Manager Marie Garrett said in a press release.

Brookhaven Government Calendar Brookhaven City Council usually meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. at Brookhaven City Hall, 4362 Peachtree Rd. For complete and up-to-date schedule of Brookhaven city meetings, go to http://brookhavenga.gov .

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North Fork linear park nears planning stage

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The Brookhaven portion of the proposed North Fork linear park is moving from concept to plan.

The city, along with the nonprofit North Fork Connectors, is in the process of hiring a planner to design the 2.7-mile portion of a path along the north fork of Peachtree Creek.

Betsy Eggers, board chair of the Connectors, envisions the park including a paved path for biking and walking.

“This will be a huge asset and wonderful for the whole area, both in terms of transportation and health, and as a destination park,” she said. “If it happens it will be as cool as the BeltLine, and more beautiful as it provides a direct connection to nature.”

That 2.7 miles is just the Brookhaven portion; the entire fork – and area the group is advocating for – runs for 12 miles, extending from Mercer University in DeKalb County to the Lindbergh area of Atlanta. Eventually, it will give path users a connection to the Atlanta BeltLine.

“We hope to partner with lots of different government entities and other nonprofits,” Eggers said of efforts for the

rest of the 12 miles that lies outside the Brookhaven city limits.

Eggers says the city of Brookhaven has been supportive of the park, including it in all four of its planning initiatives adopted last year – the Comprehensive Plan, the Buford Highway Plan, the Transportation Plan, and the Parks and Recreation Plan.

For the park to happen, land along the water needs to be turned over to the city. Eggers said there are various ways that can happen, including land donations and the granting of permanent easements.

The group is embarking on what she calls a “friend-raising” campaign to educate residents and business owners on why a walking and biking trail would be beneficial to adjacent businesses.

“It becomes a destination – you can ride your bike to coffee shops or meet ups,” she said. “What’s great about this park is it’s primarily on unbuildable land. You can build a bike path and walking trail in a flood plain. It can be flooded and that doesn’t destroy it. It’s a total asset to any business that is alongside it. It’s not just a creek in their back-

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The North Fork linear park, consisting of a 2.7-mile portion of a path along Peachtree Creek, is heading into the planning stages.

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yard, now it’s an asset.”

Eggers said as a nonprofit the group does accept donations, and that it’s prepared to give presentations to community groups and businesses.

She said plans should be completed

by the end of the year, and the next eight months will be “an intense time of community involvement to hear what people near the park want to have in it.”

For more about the group and the park, visit www.northforkconnectors.org.

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State lawmakers return to the Capitol this month for what appears will be a wide-ranging legislative session. They’re preparing to debate anything from how to pay to pave the roads to whether the state should apologize for slavery.

Here are some possible highlights: Transportation looks like the big issue this year. “We’ve got to take some steps on transportation,” Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) said. “That’s our Achille’s Heel. We’ve run out of time for just talking about it.”

A state study committee reported that “Georgia is faced with a growing crisis with regard to funding the construction, repair and maintenance of its transportation infrastructure.” The report says the state must come up with $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year simply to maintain its roads and bridges.

“Somewhere, you’ve got to find that money, and that’s a whole lot of money,” Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) said.

And that still may not be enough.

Addressing critical needs would require another $2.1 billion to $2.9 billion, consultants told the committee. At the same time, some state officials are beginning to talk about including mass transit in the transportation mix.

Nobody, including the committee, seems willing to say yet just where all that cash should come from. The committee recommended that lawmakers look into a number of options, including raising the motor fuel tax; converting the sales tax on motor fuels to an excise tax; adding another penny to the state sales tax; setting road-use fees for electric cars and hybrids; and increasing the role of transit systems.

And there are plenty of other proposals that may have their moment under the Gold Dome. Here are a few: • Lawmakers also will juggle proposals to create up to six new cities in the metro Atlanta area, continuing the birthing of new towns that began with Sandy Springs in 2005. Proposed new cities include several in DeKalb County and a city of South Fulton, which would turn the last remaining area of unincorporated Fulton County into a separate municipality. In DeKalb, a state subcommittee was forced to draw the boundary between the proposed cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker after leaders of those cityhood efforts couldn’t come to an agreement. But some local lawmakers say they’d rather put their efforts this session into remaking DeKalb’s county government.

• Medical marijuana. After public hearings scattered across the state, a legislative study committee is recommending the legalization of the use of marijuana or its extracts to treat certain medical conditions. The committee said smoking pot should remain against the law, but a narrow exception should allow patients with particular medical problems to be treated with an oilbased, non-smokeable form of marijuana. The problem, some lawmakers say, is getting the state program to match up to federal law.

• The “Gurley Bill.” One pre-filed bill would punish people who enter transactions with student athletes that result in sanctions against the athletes.

The bill already is nicknamed “The Gurley Bill” after UGA running back Todd Gurley, who missed four football games after officials flagged him for violating the college game’s rules by accepting money for autographed memorabilia.

• Body cameras for police. A proposal filed by Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) would require police officers in Georgia to be equipped with body cameras.

• Apologizing for slavery. A resolution offered by Rep. Tyrone Brooks (DAtlanta), proposes the General Assembly “expresses profound regret for this state’s participation in the process of slavery,” atones for the involuntary servitude of Africans and calls for reconciliation among all Georgians.

• A constitutional amendment to allow the creation of more city school districts. Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) is asking the Legislature to call for a constitutional amendment to allow cities to start their own school systems.

Taylor said he’s dropped a requirement included in an earlier version (that never came to a vote) that the districts be allowed only in cities started since 2005.

• DeKalb tax assessments freeze.

Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) says a property tax assessments freeze imposed nearly a decade ago is about to expire.

“If we don’t renew it, we would have 10 years of assessments [imposed],” he said.

“As far as I’m concerned, we need to make it permanent. It’s going to be very hard for DeKalb County to move any other legislation if this bill doesn’t pass first.”

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Georgia State University and Perimeter College will merge, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents announced on Jan. 6.

The new name? Georgia State University.

“Georgia State is a recognized national leader in improving student retention and graduation rates and will be able to apply its best practices,” Chancellor Hank Huckaby, who recommended the consolidation, said in a press release issued by the system.

“Combining these attributes with Georgia Perimeter College’s leadership in providing access to students across the metro area presents a major opportunity to improve student success.”

The merger will mean a total enrollment of 53,297 students for the expanded Georgia State, with a target start date of fall 2016.

The announcement did not say whether any campuses will be closed. A “consolidation implementation team” will assess the new institution’s needs and infrastructure, and will make a recommendation to the Regents regarding campus structure and locations.

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Georgia State President Mark Becker will serve as president of the institution following the consolidation. The plan is for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to give approval for the consolidation by the end of the year, and for the Regents to approve the new institution in early 2016.

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Cherry Blossom Festival coming in March CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

ticipates the festival will include live music, food, arts and crafts, a 5K race and a pet parade on Saturday and Sunday. The kick-off Friday night could potentially be a Taste of Brookhaven event headed by the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce.

She said she also hopes groups from the city’s other parks could each hold a corresponding event, such as a pink martini night.

In April the city adopted the cherry tree as the official tree of the city to give the city a brand.

“I love anything that blooms,” Williams said of the choice, but added that city officials also wanted something

“This is really a lifelong investment. We’ll plant the trees, but our children will sit under them.”

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that would recognize Brookhaven’s international elements, and the cherry tree harkens back to when Japan gave Washington, D.C., a cherry tree a century ago, symbolizing international friendship.

The city is using $40,000 of its hotel/motel tax money to pay for the trees.

The money must be used for something that will bring tourists in. “I see an economic developSPECIAL ment opportunity here,” Williams If all goes according to plan, the cherry blossom will one day be a familiar sight in the city. said, explaining Mayor J. Max Davis said he hopes the 2,000 people to Blackburn Park. that the expectations are for the festiCherry Blossom Festival is one in a “This is just the beginning,” Wilval to bring outside folks in who will string of festivals. liams said. “You have to take the first spend money in the city’s hotels, stores “I’d like to have festivals all across step and plant the first tree. You have and restaurants. the city,” he said. “This past fall, we to start somewhere; it’s an investment At a recent community meeting, had Live in the Park,” which brought in the future.”

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Throughout 2014, there seemed to be one topic that dominated education: Common Core. Public hearings were held about it. Legislation was introduced (and defeated) about it. Ultimately, Georgia’s State Board of Education did a thorough review of the standards, and the board is recommending minor changes. If you based your opinions only on headlines, you would conclude the Common Core was all that happened in education in 2014.

However, there was much more. Georgia completed a $400 million Race to the Top (RT3) grant. RT3 was the culmination of four years of implementing a vision to transform public education in Georgia so that every student who graduated from high school was successful in college and/or their chosen career, and was competitive with their peers throughout the country and the world.

In support of this work, throughout 2014, Georgia educators continued to implement higher standards and data systems that support instruction. District and state leaders worked to change how to recruit and reward effective teachers and principals. Georgia also has been focused on turning around our lowest performing schools. In addition to these changes, the state has been working across the entire education pipeline, beginning with early learning and ending with increasing the number of postsecondary graduates.

For more than a decade, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has published annually the Top Ten Issues to Watch. Anticipated by legislators, educators and advocates alike, the Top Ten provides a non-partisan dis-

cussion of education issues facing Georgia. Looking forward into the new year, many of the issues in the 2015 edition of the report are results of the work that occurred under RT3, such as higher standards, new assessments, and increasing the quality of early learning experiences.

However, now that RT3 is coming to an end, Georgia must look forward in 2015 to what is STEVE next: New governance structures, DOLINGER equity in the classroom, charter schools, post-secondary comGUEST COLUMN pletion, and funding. Gov. Nathan Deal is likely to pursue K-12 funding reform during the upcoming legislative session. Legislation will most likely be introduced for a constitutional amendment changing how the state elects and appoints the state school superintendent and state school board members.

All school districts must decide if they want to be a charter system, “IE2 district,” or remain a traditional school district. Teachers and principals across the state will be using the new teacher and leader evaluation system, and student growth scores will monitor student learning based on the new Georgia Milestones assessments, which replace the old CRCTs in grades 3-8 and end-of-course tests in high school.

There is a lot happening in education right now. Not just the Common Core. If Georgia is to be sucEvery year, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education cessful as a state, educators, parents, publishes its list of the Top Ten issues in Georgia education. Here’s the 2015 list. business and community leaders For more, go to www.gpee.org. must come together with a common understanding of where we have been 1. High standards —The value of a high school diploma and where we are going. The Top Ten 2. Assessments — How much is too much?

Issues to Watch is a resource to help 3. District governance — Charter systems, IE2 or the status quo? inform the discussion. Together, we 4. To elect or appoint? —The question regarding the state school superintendent can help build the next chapter in ed5. Funding reform — How do we divide the pie? ucation reform in Georgia.

6. Early learning — Challenge accepted 7. Postsecondary success —The key to Georgia’s workforce Dr. Steve Dolinger is the president of 8. Charter schools —New challenges the non-partisan Georgia Partnership 9. Equity in education —Access and opportunity for Excellence in Education, www.gpee.

10. Race to the Top —Now what? org. Before joining the partnership in 2002 he served as Fulton County superintendent of schools for seven years.

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“I’m convinced that for many of them, and especially for her, she has dementia of the mind, but not the heart.”

–Gene Vezina of Dunwoody, on his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease. “[Reading letters from her former students] is when I truly get to see a reflection of myself and what I hoped to accomplish, because it’s not just about grammar, punctuation and learning to pass a test. For me, it’s to create a sense of community and a place where they can be free to make mistakes and learn from them. Those letters really let me know.”

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Gov. Nathan Deal wants Georgia graduates to get Georgia jobs. But right now, the workforce here can’t meet the demand for the manufacturing, technical and computer programming jobs that are available.

In response, many schools in Reporter Newspapers communities are implementing “career-readiness” programs and technical courses, including computer programming.

The recent Hour of Code, an international event intended to get students interested in writing computer programs, was embraced by many local schools, including Davis Academy.

Students were encouraged to participate in coding activities downloaded from the nonprofit’s website during the week of Dec. 8-12.

“They’re learning patience, creative thinking, critical skills, problem solving and resilience in trying to figure out how to work around a problem when getting stuck,” said Stacy Brown, 21st century learning coordinator at Davis. She was explaining that a roomful of second graders was learning how to create a video game.

“You have 60 seconds to create a monster -- you have to do his mouth, his legs, his body,” second grader Ian Stukalsky said.

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Stacy Brown, 21st century learning coordinator at the Davis Academy, right, helps Etai Vagima navigate around the computer screen.

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Dr. Shamita Johnson wants to send Meanwhile, some kindergarteners at her Sutton Middle School students to Ashford Park Elementary in BrookhavFrance. Laura Miltner brings Germany en are getting a head start on learning to her Ashford Park Elementary kinderGerman. garteners.

“It’s amazing; they’re like sponges,” They are just two of many teachers said Miltner of her students. in local schools deterThe German immined to guide their mersion program at students toward beAshford Park kicked coming global citoff in 2013 when the “This is something that izens through lan- needs to be the new wave school became one of guage and cultural three in DeKalb to of education; everyone immersion programs. receive a grant for a should be doing this, not language immersion “This is something that needs to be the program. The plan is just language classes.” new wave of educafor the school to add tion; everyone should a German immersion be doing this, not program to a high– DR. SHAMITA JOHNSON just language classes,” er grade each year as SUTTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Johnson said. the students advance.

In her first year at The children enter Sutton, the French the program in kinteacher is working on sending her landergarten, and through a lottery. guage students to France. And 24 stuMiltner’s students study subjects such dents from Saint Joseph School in Touas math, science and social studies in louse, France, will come to Buckhead German for half of the day. in late April and live with host families She said German was chosen for Ashfrom Sutton. ford Park in part because “we have a great

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Which Test: SAT or ACT? As founder of Applerouth Tutoring, I often help parents navigate the complicated world of college admissions testing. Parents know the ACT is an alternative to the SAT, but they often do not know how to help their student choose between the two tests. Recently announced changes to the tests have contributed to the uncertainty.

Students tend to feel more comfortable with one test format over the other. Over the past thirteen years, I’ve seen time and time again how that extra comfort can translate into a significantly higher score to send to colleges. It’s important to make as informed a decision as possible about your student’s test preparation.

Laura Miltner teaches kindergarteners German during a language immersion program at Ashford Park Elementary.

German program at Chamblee Middle and Kittredge [Magnet School],” and because of a growing German population in the area.

Miltner said that language immersion programs are importation because of what they do for the brain.

“A lot of research shows that learning another language helps with brain development,” she said. “Students start thinking in two languages, which is really good for the thinking process, for creativity, and for success in school all around. And culturally you’re raising children with a wider world view. There are lots of plusses and no minuses.”

Johnson said it’s not just language arts students who benefit.

“I’m seeing more [science, technology, engineering and math] students in those professions going overseas more,”

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“They not only need STEM but need the language and to be exposed to other cultures in order to be competitive. The more we go outside our four walls, the more competitive we will be.”

Parents appear to be on board. At Ashford Park, there’s a waiting list to get into the program. At Sutton Middle, most of Johnson’s French students are committing to traveling to Toulouse.

“Most parents know their children need to be exposed to the world,” Johnson said. “It’s not a privilege anymore; it’s a necessity.”

At Pace Academy, the school’s Parent Club recently launched a Citizens of the World Travel Grant Program, raising more than $1 million, which helps cover the cost of airfare for international

Making an Informed Decision Students become familiar with the SAT format when they take the PSAT in 10th grade, but not all students take the ACT equivalents, the PLAN/ ASPIRE. Parents often ask me how they can use just a PSAT score to make this important decision.

The easiest way to make this decision is to have your student take a mock ACT so that they can compare their PSAT/SAT score equivalents to the ACT scores in order to make the best choice. If it’s been a year or more since they last took the SAT, they may additionally want to sit for a mock SAT test. Compare your student’s percentile rankings on the two tests, and then put your energy into the test your student more naturally excels at.

There is zero risk and a lot of benefit to using meaningful data to make the right decision early on because when students find out early which test is a better fit, they can avoid a lot of unnecessary stress and frustration down the road!

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Wendy Albrecht, a French teacher at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, which offers a number of language and immersion programs, said that her students travel to a sister school in France, and that the connections they make with other students are crucial.

“It makes it personal,” she said. “For some students [studying the language in the classroom] is enough, but if you can make it about speaking to friends, want-

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Johnson said she agrees that the interaction students experience once they arrive in a foreign country is a key to learning the language and the culture.

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“We’re learning how people make video games. It’s harder than I thought, because if you mess up, you will mess up the person that’s playing.”

Brown said that it’s widely thought that in 15 years students will have to be able to write computer code in order to be considered literate. “I believe it will be sooner,” she said, adding she wants to expose Davis students to the field because it can be very lucrative.

June Campbell, a business and computer science teacher at Riverwood International Charter School, said the high school participated in Hour of Code because it demonstrated that “anyone can learn it.” She said that next fall Riverwood will offer an AP computer science career pathway.

“Currently only a tiny fraction of students are learning computer science,” she said. “Careers in those fields are bursting at the seams with opportunities, but we don’t have the skill sets.”

Campbell said that it’s not just tech companies that need programmers.

“I think it’s pretty valuable to have technical education and classes that give high schoolers the opportunity to prepare for a possible career. One reason it’s important is that a lot of classes have to prepare everyone broadly, but a technical or career readiness class lets people explore something more specific and caters to individual interests.”

Sophia King The Galloway School “The early development of career and technical skills are essential to all professions.

These skills build a foundation that allows students to better specialize in other areas of interest. My experience in the Web & Digital pathway provided the computer and programming skills that I built upon while exploring other areas of engineering in my internship with Georgia Tech.”

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Lila Ross, left, and Sophie Carmel participate in the Hour of Code at The Epstein School in Sandy Springs.

“Companies like Chase [Bank] have more programmers than Google,” she said.

The Hour of Code took off at North Springs Charter High School, as well. “I knew I wanted my students to participate and also any other interested students at North Springs,” said Sallie Holloway, a web and digital design teacher whose school scheduled an hour of coding as an after-school party so as not to get in the way of final exams.

“It was really successful,” she said.

“Students and staff learned visual programming, HTML and Javascript during the hour. It was fun, they were really interested, and want to learn more.”

According to a press release from the school, students from the Future Business Leaders of America, the Architecture, Construction and Design Club, and the Computer Science Club helped mentor the students attending the Code party.

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“We should be prepared for the future, and that’s the purpose of high school, so it would be smart to incorporate those classes [technical and career readiness programs] in high school schedules.”

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Hour of Code and classes in computer programming better helps students see what’s out there.

“In Georgia we really want to meet the demand and not go outside the state for workers,” Campbell said. “We want our students to be prepared.”

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that are needed. Last April, Deal signed a bill that gives full HOPE tuition to high-performing students in technical colleges, and he continues to push for training in film production and manu“[Technical and career-ready programs] are extremely important; otherwise, we wouldn’t be prepared for high industrial and corporate careers.”

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facturing – jobs that don’t necessarily require a four-year degree.

Brian Patterson, North Springs Charter High School’s work-based learning coordinator, says he thinks too much focus is placed on pushing students toward “Technical programs in high school are important because they allow students to discover new ways of working that they haven’t been exposed to previously that they may want to consider as a profession.”

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EDUCATION GUIDE With the belief that it’s never too early to prepare for the real world, High Point Elementary hosted a former cartographer in its Career Connections Series. From left, first-graders Jesus Narciso Gallegos, Ally Stanfield and Hannah Tuttle look on as teacher Rebecca Negrin applies the information they learned about reading maps.

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“Great jobs are going unfilled, highpaying jobs that don’t require college degrees. Kids need to be exposed to that.

There are welding jobs that only require two-year degrees,” he said.

Patterson said more students are getting involved in entrepreneurship, graphic arts and healthcare classes.

As the work-based learning coordinator, Patterson helps students find internships that align with their career aspirations so that they can get an idea whether that choice is right for them.

In lieu of taking traditional classes, students in the program can leave school early to work at their jobs.

Patterson wants students in the field.

“Hopefully they’ll figure out they love what they thought they loved, although sometimes that is not the case,” he said.

“Either way, it’s a valuable learning experience.”

“At least in the realm of academia and the STEM field, I think [careerreadiness programs such as internships] are integral. They, more than any other class and any other experience, help put things into perspective and give meaning to what we learn. The question that students often ask, ‘Why do we need to learn this?’ dissolves away as you find out pretty quickly why you learned something and how it applies to the real world.”

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EDUCATION GUIDE Ridgeview to showcase musicians and new piano in recital When the Ridgeview Foundation asked the music department at Ridgeview Charter Middle School for its wish list, a performance-quality grand piano topped the list.

In less than a week, the School Governance Board donated more than 50 percent of the cost to the piano fund. The PTA, individual families and chorus students donated enough to buy a cover for the piano.

SPECIAL “Our Ridgeview community, Dr. Susan Messer shows off the music recognizing the importance of the department’s new grand piano. performing arts in the education of the entire student, has come together to enable our students to have the best performance opportunities through the purchase of a Kawai 6’ 1” concert piano,” said Dr. Susan Messer, the chorus teacher at Ridgeview, in a press release.

To showcase the new instrument and talent at RCS, Ridgeview Foundation will host a Recital in the Round and Dessert Reception on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in the RCS gymnasium. Guest musicians include the music faculty. Tickets are $10 each or $25 per family and may be purchased at the door.

Dunwoody Elementary earns STEM certification The Georgia Department of Education has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) certification to Dunwoody Elementary School.

Dunwoody is the fifth elementary school in the state to be awarded the designation.

To earn STEM certification, the school had to submit an application showing that it meets rigorous criteria, such as evidence of teacher collaboration, business and industry partnerships, high levels of math and science instruction, and an integrated, project-based STEM curriculum. A team from the Georgia Department of Education visited the school to observe the program.

“STEM is truly a paradigm shift in how we approach and teach science and math,” said Jennifer P. Sanders, principal of Dunwoody Elementary, in a press release. “It is a way to capture a child’s natural curiosity to help them learn.”

She said she has already received requests from other schools wanting to observe the STEM program at Dunwoody Elementary.

“As our teachers and students embarked upon the STEM certification effort, we began to see the enthusiasm and excitement from our children. Everyone saw the certification as a way to revolutionize the way we teach science and math,” Sanders said.

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EDUCATION GUIDE MJCCA announces enhancements to Weinstein preschool The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has announced improvements to the Weinstein School, one of its two nationally accredited preschools. All improvements will be complete in time for the 2015-2016 school year.

Renovations include the creation of a dedicated infant and toddler wing with stateof-the-art classrooms, specifically designed to meet the needs of the school’s youngest learners. Other enhancements include an art studio, music room and sensory room.

Atlanta Public Schools announces new strategic plan Atlanta Public Schools has released its new five-year strategic plan and legislative priorities for 2015.

“With a caring culture of trust and collaboration, every APS student will graduate ready for college and careers,” said Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen in a press release.

“That is our mission. It is what we do every day. The board has approved a strategic plan that enables us to get laser-focused on that mission by prioritizing around a set of four strategic objectives: Academic Programs, Talent Strategy, Systems and Resources, and Culture.”

APS also issued its legislative priorities for the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Dr. Carstarphen met Dr. Meria with members of the Atlanta area delegation to convey the Carstarphen district’s legislative priorities and entertain questions during a reception in December.

The district’s 2015 legislative priorities are to prioritize early childhood education to provide aligned, quality programs to all students; to provide adequate, stable education funding; to ensure that student data may be used for education purposes only; to eliminate “zero tolerance” laws that dictate mandatory consequences to give districts flexibility in handling student disciplinary matters; and to support the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.

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Galloway Head of School receives fellowship Suzanna Jembsy, Head of The Galloway School, has been awarded a fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2015 Heads of Schools program at Teachers College, Columbia University. The award, granted to 20 heads of school annually, provides independent school leaders with an opportunity for focused professional enrichment, renewal and reflection.

For two weeks in January, visiting heads from around the Suzanna Jembsy world gather together at the Columbia University Campus for intensive study to examine educational issues and policies facing independent school educators. The 2015 cohort includes school leaders from the United States, Australia, the Cayman Islands, Ethiopia, Kenya and Singapore.

Westminster program lets students focus on single topic This month, The Westminster Schools introduces JanTerm—an intensive, threeweek course of study that allows Upper School students to focus on a single topic in great depth and at an accelerated pace.

This immersive learning experience will offer unique, hands-on experiences in the classroom as well as off-campus field trips and opportunities for overnight travel. JanTerm courses will aim to provide engaging, experiential and project-based opportunities for students in a variety of subject areas.

JanTerm courses, which take place through Jan. 23, come from all disciplines, are graded and can help fulfill graduation requirements. The average class size is 18 students with two team teachers, but class size will vary from 12 to 24 students. All Upper School students are required to enroll in a JanTerm course.

A few JanTerm course offerings include: “Appalachia: History, Music and Culture;” “Behind the Scenes: Theater, Film and Television in Atlanta;” “Biomechanics and Sports Medicine;” “Ecology and the Culture of the Georgia Coast;” “Electronic Fashion: e-textiles and Wearable Computers;” “If You Build It: Designing Stadiums for Communities;” “Shakespeare and Music;” and more.

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Frank and Cathy Belatti have been honored with the highest honor Marist School bestows.

The St. Peter Chanel Award, named for the saint who sacrificed his life to his missionary work, is given annually in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership have advanced the mission of Marist School. The Belattis received the award for 2013-14.

For the past 30 years, the Belattis’ contributions have helped to shape Marist School.

They were instrumental in the development of the Marist Way program, a spirituality curriculum targeted to all members of the school community, as well as the growth of Marist’s community service program.

Cathy Belatti, a longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteer, co-founded Marist Women Build, the first chapter of its kind nationally, and was a founding member and past chair of Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build Steering Council. Cathy sits on Marist School’s Board of Trustees, and together she and Frank Belatti chair the school’s $35 million capital campaign.

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BY ART HUCKABEE There are close to 10,000 restaurants in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Most fly under the radar relying on word of mouth or online “review” sites like Yelp or Trip Advisor for their advertising and clientele. It’s our goal in 2015 to visit more of these “mom and pop” places, particularly those that are in the communities that the INtown and Reporter Newspapers serve. If you know of a restaurant in your community that you’d like us to visit, send an email to TastingIntown@AtlantaINtownPaper.com.

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ter in Dunwoody, Café Sababa has been open since 2010. “Sababa” is a slang term in Hebrew and Arabic that loosely means “no worries” or “it’s all good” or “cool.”

The small, rectangular, tile-floored space is done in earth tones with local, “for sale” artwork adorning the walls. It’s a popular place and there’s often a wait, but our timing was good and we immediately snagged a table.

A server quickly brought menus, recited the day’s specials and took our drink orders. It’s a family run operation that’s friendly, fast and efficient.

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Above, left, the Chicken Shawarma Wrap with a Greek salad. Right, a starter plate of hummus and Falafel.

Below, left, the Gyro Platter, and right, the Lamb Burger.

and Middle Eastern dishes. Chef/owner Doni Tamli is a native of Israel and has over 25 years in the restaurant and catering business.

We started with an appetizer of Falafel and hummus. The ground chickpea balls were hot and crispy with a soft center. They were served with a side of tehina sauce, which is the Middle Eastern name for what we call tahini, a mix-

ture of tahini, which is sesame paste, along with garlic and lemon juice. The hummus, another riff on the venerable garbanzo bean, was creamy smooth with a generous pore of olive oil in the center.

Warm pita wedges served as the perfect utensils to get every last morsel.

The daily special appetizer was Potato Latkes laced with dill and served with a tzatziki sauce. They were an interest-

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We ordered the Lamb Burger, the Chicken Shawarma Wrap and the Gyro Platter.

The freshly ground Lamb Burger was served on a grilled ciabatta roll with lettuce and tomato. A roasted red pepper and garlic aioli accompanied the burger and made the dish, supplying just enough flavor and moisture to shore up the slightly dry, yet tasty, burger.

The side of tabouleh salad was the right ratio of parsley to bulgur wheat with the parsley playing the starring role. Mint and lemon made the dish quite refreshing.

The Chicken Shawarma Wrap was a pita filled with tender, well-seasoned chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and tehina sauce. “Shawarma” typically refers to the method of cooking on a vertical rotating spit. While this version had avoided a spit, its preparation still resulted in a juicy and flavorful bird. Shawarma devotees might miss the lack of garlic sauce in this version but it was still very good. A small Greek salad with lots of Feta cheese accompanied the wrap.

The Gyro Platter was a generous portion of Gyrostyle lamb served with warm pita wedges. The meat was moist, tender and nicely spiced. It also came with a salad of Romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato and Feta cheese. Tzatziki sauce was on the side; Sababa’s version is thicker than most.

How was Café Sababa? It was sababa, dude!

Café Sababa is located at 4639-D N. Shallowford Road, Dunwoody, 30338. 678-705-8268 or cafesababa.net.

Art Huckabee is one of Yelp’s Elite Reviewers, as well as a pilot, gourmet cook and food lover. Send feedback to atlantafoodwriter@gmail.com

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Perk N Pooch www.yelp.com/biz/perk-n-poochsandy-springs According to Yelpers, dogs and coffee were always meant to be together. However, stop in even if you don’t have a pup, for an excellent cup! The menu is as full as you’d expect from any coffee shop, with flavored espressos, coffee, tea and more.

Sandy Springs, 6690 Roswell Rd., NE, Suite 360, Sandy Springs, 30328 Sugar Shack www. yelp.com/biz/sugar-shackatlanta Able to complement any type of sweet treat with their large drink menu including coffee, cappuccino, hot tea, hot cider, housemade hot chocolate, breve, and the list goes on! Yelpers call it

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Brookhaven, 4058 Peachtree Rd., Brookhaven, 30319 Crema Espresso Gourmet www.yelp.com/biz/crema-espresso-gourmet-dunwoody The name says it all – they even offer espresso with alcohol in an open, inviting space. Yelpers value owner Yossi’s dedication and talent, and the staff’s excellent customer service.

Dunwoody, 2458 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338 Cafe Jonah www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-jonah-and-themagical-attic-atlanta Serves Atlanta’s Batdorf & Bronson coffee, in addition to lattes, cappuccinos and espresso. Yelpers also love the selection of hot teas and hot chocolate. There’s even a psychic upstairs! Buckhead, 3188 Paces Ferry Place, Atlanta, 30305

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Quick Bites: News you can eat Atlanta Chef ’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Big Peach will debut with an all-star chef dinner on Jan. 18, 6 p.m. at Umi in Buckhead to benefit The Giving Kitchen.

The dinner will feature chefs who are in the book, compiled

by Kate Parham Kordsmeier and photographer Heidi Geldhauser, including Ford Fry, Anne Quatrano, Gerry Klaskala, Pano Karatossos, Kevin Gillespie and more. Tickets cost $200 per person and are available at xorbia.com/atlanta-chefs-table-cookbook-dinner. All proceeds benefit The Giving Kitchen, which provides crisis grants to members of Atlanta’s restaurant community facing unanticipated hardship.

After a successful dinner service launch at Buckhead Atlanta, Le Bilboquet continues to expand its offerings of traditional French cuisine with lunch service, available now, and Sunday brunch coming before year’s end.

The National Restaurant Association has selected John C. Metz, CEO, executive chef, and co-founder of Marlow’s Tavern, Aqua Blue, and Sterling Spoon Culinary Management based in Atlanta, to serve as its convention chair for the 2015 National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and the 2015 Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants (BAR) at the NRA Show.

Flavor restaurant at 236 Johnson Ferry Road in Sandy Springs is being renamed Zafron, according to a report from Tomorrow’s News Today. A restaurant representative indicated that the new restaurant would feature a very similar menu with “a few additions.”

Buckhead Tavern opened in the Eclipse Buckhead Condominium development on Dec. 18. Founded by the son of Johnny’s Hideaway owner, Johnny Esposito Jr., and restaurateur Ron Barber, the restaurant and sports lounge will offer tavern fare, cocktails, beer, wine and live entertainment Thursday through Sunday. Buckhead Tavern is located at 264 Pharr Road.

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Chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere have opened a fourth location of their fast-casual chicken restaurant, Bantam + Biddy, at Lenox Square in Buckhead.

Verde Taqueria, which has locations in Brookhaven and Collier Hills, has announced the arrival of new executive chef Joe Macy. The chef previously worked at Magnolias in Charleston, S.C., and Atlanta’s Local Three and BLT Steak.

Mae’s Bakery, 2770 Lenox Road in Buckhead, has a new sandwich and soup menu for lunch. Last month, the bakery brought on a team of the top cake artists in the city led by Mary Hosch and Marian Rescigno, previously of Highland Bakery. For more visit maesbakeryATL.com.

Restaurant RIP: According to Tomorrow’s News Today, Great American Cookies has closed its location in Lenox Square, The Real Chow Baby has closed on Howell Mill Road and JuJuBees frozen yogurt shop on Roswell Road in Buckhead has also closed.

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All That Jazz Sunday, Jan. 18, 4:30 p.m. – The Heritage Winter Classics concert series continues by welcoming Big Mike Geier and his Kingsized Jazz Quartet. Big Mike Geier’s baritone is influenced by the vocal stylings of Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Oscar Brown, Jr. and Sinatra.

The quartet is known for their Elvis Royale and Holiday Jubilee shows. $5 per person. Heritage Hall, the lower level of Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. For details, email: events@ heritagesandysprings.org or call 404-851-9111.

Zydeco T Sunday, Jan. 25, 4-7 p.m. – Check out a Zydeco dance and potluck dinner with the band Zydeco T, at the Garden Hills Community Center. Zydeco T, Atlanta’s hometown band, plays classics sung in Creole French, as well as contemporary standards and original material. Free dance lesson from 3:30-4 p.m.; dance starts at 4 p.m. $16; $5 students. 337 Pinetree Dr., NE, Atlanta, 30305. For further information, go to: www. aczadance.org, email: info@aczadance.org or call 877338-2420.

Bonaventure Quartet Sunday, Jan. 25, 7:30-9:30 p.m. – The Bo-

naventure Quartet, a gypsy-jazz group, performs at the Marcus Jewish Community Center Atlanta. In concert, the lineup ranges from four players up to nine. For this performance, the quartet features Amy Pike, Charles Williams, Dan Coy, Don Erdman, Mark Bynum and Gabe Grantiz. Tickets: $10-$15. In the Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To learn more, visit: www.atlantajcc.org/boxoffice, or call 678-812-4002.

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Firearms Safety Wednesday, Jan. 14, 6-9 p.m. – The Sandy

Springs Police Department holds its monthly firearms safety class. Free. Learn basic shooting skills, storage, cleaning, liability and gun nomenclature. Bring your own pistol, ammo, and targets or rent or buy them from the range. Open to residents and those working in Sandy Springs. Must be 21 or older. Class limited to 15 students. Find out more by contacting Sergeant Ron Momon at 770-551-6947 or email: rmomon@sandyspringsga.gov. Sandy Springs Gun Club and Range, 8040 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350.

Family History Saturday, Jan. 17, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. – Most

of us have ancestors who came to the U.S. from somewhere else. Knowing why and how they came can help locate sources of information. Join Senior Archivist Sue VerHoef for a genealogy program designed to help you find immigrant ancestors. Free for Atlanta History Center members. 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. For additional details, visit: www.atlantahistorycenter.com or call 404-814-4000.

Nutrition Seminar Tuesday, Jan. 20, 12-1:30 p.m. – Make those

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Police wearing on-body cameras CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ly Grogan said it also is important to recorded,” Davis said. recognize the technology’s limitations.

But not every local agency agrees “Even with the use of on-body camwith the use of cameras mounted on eras, the entire scope of what hapofficers. Sandy Springs says no to onpened in any police encounter may body cameras, at least for now, denot be captured by the video due to partment spokesman Capt. Steve Rose the direction the camera is facing or said. what happens to the camera during “The privacy issues are a huge conthe encounter,” Grogan said. “In othsideration by those whose agenda calls er words, these cameras may not capfor mandating body cameras,” Rose ture every aspect of the encounter that said. “What is recorded—and imagine happens or that an officer sees.” how graphic that could be in the case Grogan said no complaints about of a fatal car wreck, homicide or other excessive force were filed against Dunshooting, or even a rape case—would woody police officers in 2013 or 2014. be potentially exposed to public view Of more than 2,400 arrests made in on YouTube or other Internet means.”

2014, the police department received Davis said Atlanta is investing in only 19 complaints about things on-body camerlike officers “being as because studrude,” Grogan said. ies show that havHe admitted that ing video testimony “You push a button to work the number of comreduces the time plaints in 2014 was the camera, but policy needed for officers more than double to appear in court. concerns when to record, that of 2013, when Complaints against complaints how to classify video and eight officers dropped in were logged, and how to upload video.” areas where on-body he said he isn’t sure cameras were tested, why. “We changed Davis said, citing a forms at the begin– BILLY GROGAN study done in Rialning of this year, so DUNWOODY POLICE CHIEF to, Calif. maybe we are doing She believes the a better job of docnew technology will umenting the comprovide “clarity as to what really happlaints,” Grogan said. pened,” in situations where it’s just an Body-worn cameras will be on paofficer’s word against a citizen’s, she trol officers in Dunwoody within the said. first quarter of the year as City Coun“Even the dash cams don’t pick up cil members approved $30,000 in the conversation,” Davis said. “Instead of 2015 budget for 37 body-worn camerdescribing slurred speech, video will as and storage fees, Grogan said. Now, show it. It’s an excellent way to docuhe said he needs to work with city staff ment the interaction.” and other advisers to define and set the Brookhaven police Maj. Brandon police department’s policy in using the Gurley said new technology such as cameras. body cameras strengthens the relation“You want to train officers on poliship between the police and the comcy,” Grogan said. “You push a button munity, and sends a message that ofto work the camera, but policy conficials are being as transparent as cerns when to record, how to classify possible. video and how to upload video.”

Though part of the reasoning beGrogan noted that Georgia law curhind using the cameras is to protect rently prohibits video recording in a the police against unwarranted complace where there is an expectation of plaints, Dunwoody Police Chief Bilprivacy. He said shows like “COPS”

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“To assume guilt or even innocence based only on camera footage would be a convenient method of ‘Monday Morning Quarterbacking,’” Rose said.

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block of Peachtree Road—On Dec. 22, a burglary was reported.

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 31, a report and an arrest were made of theft by receiving a stolen vehicle in another state.

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block of Wawona Terrace—On Dec. 28, battery was reported.

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 100

block of Brookhaven Drive—On Dec. 24, a burglary was reported.

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block of Town Boulevard—On Dec. 30, a burglary was reported.

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block of Briarwood Road—On Dec. 30, battery was reported. block of Mabry Lane—On Dec. 30, simple battery was reported.

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 3700

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 21, a car theft was reported.

block of Windmont Drive—On Dec. 31, simple battery was reported.

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block of Druid Hills Reserve Drive—On Dec. 23, a car theft was reported.

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 1200 block of Bellaire Drive—On Dec.

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block of Clairmont Road—On Dec. 24, a car theft was reported.

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block of Curtis Drive—On Dec. 30, a car theft was reported.

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block of Johnson Ferry Road— On Dec. 22, fraudulent activity was reported. block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 22, fraud by impersonation was reported.

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block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 22, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 3500

block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road—On Dec. 22, entering auto was reported.

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block of Brookhaven Avenue—On Dec. 22, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 2900

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 22, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

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block of Lake Hearn Drive—On Dec. 23, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

Dec. 21, an arrest was made for public intoxication and public consumption.  3600

block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road—On Dec. 21, an arrest was made for possession of marijuana.

 100

block of Standard Drive—On Dec. 21, an arrest was made for urban camping.

 2600

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 21, an arrest was made for aggravated sexual battery.

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block of Lenox Valley Drive— On Dec. 21, an arrest was made for possession of marijuana.

 1900 block of North Druid Hills Road—

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3700 block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 26, a wanted person was located and arrested.

 3200

block of Cates Avenue—On Dec. 24, theft from mail was reported.

 3800 block of Peachtree Road—On Dec. 28, criminal trespass was reported and an arrest was made.

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block of North Druid Hills Road—On Dec. 25, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 3300

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 27, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 2600

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 27, theft of services was reported and an arrest was made.

 2700

block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 28, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 2700

block of Apple Valley Road—On Dec. 29, theft was reported. block of Lincoln Court Avenue— On Dec. 30, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 4400

block of Memorial Drive—On Dec. 29, an arrest was made for reckless conduct.

 100

block of Johnson Aenue—On Dec. 30, an arrest was made for failure to appear in court.

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block of Town Boulevard—On Dec. 31, entering auto was reported.

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block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 30, an arrest was made for vandalism.

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block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 21, damage to private property was reported.

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block of Buford Highway—On Dec. 22, harassing communication was reported.

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