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March 19, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 12
Milton mulls public art Local artist could create community pieces By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
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Lauren Walier, with her mother Sherry, and Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle sport green ribbons – green for Cerebral Palsy. CP Awareness Day is March 25.
Girl makes Lemon Aide from Cerebral Palsy See story, Page 27
MILTON, Ga. – Milton officials are dipping their toes into the city’s first efforts at public art. During their work session March 10, the mayor and City Council took a field trip to the shop of local blacksmith Michael Dillon. Dillon, who lives on Birmingham Highway, was recently chosen to create a piece of metal art for the city of Duluth to be placed on a new roundabout. “Reflecting the spirit of Duluth, Dillon’s design lifts the labors of our past, sowing seeds of opportunity for today and carrying Duluth to greater heights for tomorrow,” Duluth officials said in a press release about his art. What piqued Milton’s inter-
Milton blacksmith and artist Michael Dillon created this piece for the city of Duluth, to be placed in a new roundabout. Milton is contemplating its own public arts program.
est was that Dillon was chosen after a national search. “We had to figure out who this guy was,” said Milton City Manager Chris Lagerbloom.
See ART, Page 4
School officials to thwart ‘Yik Yak’ on campuses Anonymous app used by kids to bully others, threaten school violence By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – As school systems pour money and resources into stopping bullying in classrooms and playgrounds, bullies have simply moved their tactics online – where punishment is difficult to dole out. Recently, a new “app” hit the adolescent population,
allowing anonymous postings to everyone within a certain geographical area who also has the app installed on their phones. Yik Yak, with its seemingly innocuous photo of a cartoon yak, flew under the radar of most parents, but quickly caught the attention of school systems across the nation. Under the cover of anonymity, students began using the app to not only post random
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thoughts, but also to bully other students in exceptionally cruel ways. It was also used to threaten violence at schools
and to students, resulting in school lockdowns from Mobile, Ala., to Massachusetts to Chicago. In Fulton County, a school spokesperson confirmed a threat was made to a high school in Sandy Springs through a Yik Yak comment. “The only situation where a threat was posted [that school officials are aware of] was at Riverwood High School,” said Susan Hale, communications manager for Fulton Schools. “Someone, presumably a student, made an anonymous
[fake] bomb threat against the school last week.” She said Yik Yak came to the attention of school officials a few weeks ago, and North Fulton high schools quickly banded together to make parents aware of its use and misuse. At Milton High School, Principal Cliff Jones sent a message to parents encouraging them to closely monitor their child’s social media use and to talk to them about pos-
See YIKYAK, Page 29
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