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Fulton School Board examines school gun policies New state law expands locations where weapons can be carried By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com
114-year-old facelift Johns Creek Field Services Manager Leonard Scroggins inspects the Johns Creek side of Rogers Bridge. Plans are being revived to make it a pedestrian bridge linking the city and Duluth. See article, page 6. HATCHER HURD/STAFF
City passes new massage ordinance More than a year in the making, city says teeth there to fight illicit parlors By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – About 18 months ago, Johns Creek
residents came to City Hall to ask the city to do something about the proliferation of illicit massage parlors on Medlock Bridge Parkway. At the July
14 council meeting, the City Council passed a new and tougher ordinance designed to attack establishment owners of these illicit sex shops. The city hired an attorney expert in the field, Scott Berghold, who was hired
See MASSAGE, Page 8
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – The landscape on gun control in Georgia took a dramatic turn on July 1 when the provisions of Georgia House Bill 60 went into effect, significantly easing restrictions on where firearms would be allowed, including on K-12 school campuses. Known as the “Safe Carry Protection Act” by its proponents and the “Guns Everywhere Law” by its detractors, one thing is clear: School boards may soon be compelled to establish boundaries of exactly what makes a school safer. “The [Fulton Board of Education] plans on having a discussion about the impact of the new laws soon, possibly at their July 22 meeting,” said Fulton Schools Spokeswoman Susan Hale. “At this time, there have been no requests from any staff member to carry a gun on campus.” H.B. 60 was signed into law in April by Gov. Nathan Deal and went into effect July 1. The new law opens areas where guns can be carried, including into public buildings that do not have weapons screenings in place, such as courtrooms. Guns can also be car-
Speaking for myself, it is unlikely we will make any modifications to current policies unless there is significant impetus to change the rules we have in place.” KATIE REEVES Fulton School Board member
ried into unsecured areas of airports, into bars and into churches, unless specifically banned by the church leaders. The law applies to people who are legally permitted to carry and conceal weapons. The law also allows local school boards to authorize school personnel to carry weapons.
See WEAPONS, Page 13