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New police chief takes reins April 1, vows to boost morale By Jessica Smith
At a Feb. 20 news conference introducing Alexander, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis said public safety is the county’s No. 1 priority. “I’m excited to have him in charge of protecting DeKalb County citizens,” Ellis said. The county is restructuring the Public Safety Office, which Ellis said is part of a long-term strategy to reach national standards. Changes will include realigning police precincts and hiring 25 additional officers. Outgoing Public Safety Director Wiz Miller, who retires on Feb. 28, is leaving behind a $200,000 compensation package to bankroll hiring the extra cops. The county decided to eliminate the position after his retirement announcement. Alexander will make $162,612 a year in salary. When he took the microphone, Alexander said officers won’t get pay raises, but he wants to boost work force morale and encourage them to go out and do their jobs the way the
DeKalb County’s next police chief is the former top cop of Rochester, N.Y. Cedric Alexander, currently the Transportation Security Administration’s security director at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, will take the reins of the county’s 946-member force on April 1 from interim Police Chief Lisa Gassner, who has lead the department since Nov. 30, when Chief William O’Brien retired. Alexander’s law enforcement career began in MiamiDade County in 1977, where he spent 15 years as a police officer. Prior to heading Rochester’s Police Department between 2005 and 2007, he was deputy commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist, earning a doctorate from Wright State University in 1997. In 2010, he was third runner-up to George Turner for Please see POLICE CHIEF, page 2 chief of the Atlanta Police Department.
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Cedric Alexander, currently TSA security director at the DallasFort Worth Airport, will become DeKalb police chief on April 1.
Suspension recommended for 6 board members DeKalb Board of Education members recommended for suspension are (from left) Sarah Copelin-Wood, Jesse “Jay” Cunningham, Donna Edler, Nancy Jester, Dr. Pam Speaks and Dr. Eugene Walker.
State board votes to remove longest serving members By Ken Watts
DeKalb’s six longest-serving School Board members are facing the loss of their jobs. After a marathon suspension hearing on Feb. 21, the Georgia Board of Education voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Nathan Deal suspend Sarah Copelin-Wood, Jay Cunningham, Donna Edler, Nancy Jester, Dr. Pam Speaks and Dr. Eugene Walker for 30 days without pay. Only the three newest board members – Dr. Melvin Johnson, Marshall Orson and Jim McMahan, who were sworn into office last month – were spared. “Based upon the information collected and reviewed, the Special Review Team found sufficient evidence to support a finding that the actions and behaviors of the DeKalb County Board of Education are in violation of AdvancEd standards and policies and its own established policies,” the committee said in its recommendation issued at 10:15 p.m. Thursday. The review board met for 14 hours starting at 8 a.m. Thursday and heard from 23 witnesses, including the board members, who made a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to stop the hearing through the courts. The decision came after a marathon 14hour hearing that began on Feb. 21. The six-page decision to came about 10:15 p.m. Edler, who joined the School Board in January 2011, said she was “saddened and disappointed” but will continue to do the job she was elected to do the best of her ability until she is no longer in office. “I personally don’t think the recommen-
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After a marathon hearing, the Georgia Board of Education voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Nathan Deal suspend six members of the DeKalb School Board for 30 days without pay.
dation is in the best interest of our children,” she said late Thursday after the decision was handed down. “I don’t think the evidence presented at the hearing supported removal.” The state board called the hearing after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools issued a scathing report on Dec. 17 and placed the school district on probation, one step away from loss of accreditation. DeKalb, which has 99,000 students, is the third-largest school system in Georgia. School Board members made an eleventh-hour effort on Feb. 19 to stop the hear-
the actions and behaviors of the DeKalb County Board of Education are in violation of AdvancED standards and policies and its own established policies.” In the recommendations to Deal, the group said the district failed to establish policies and support practices that promote effective administration of its schools. It also said the board failed to operate responsibly or function effectively and ensure that administrators had autonomy to meet goals for achievement and instruction. During his testimony, interim Superintendent Michael Thurmond made an impassioned plea to the committee. “Let me go to work,” he said. “Let me get the job done.” Thurmond, who was hired by the School Board on Feb. 8, tried to persuade the state board to keep the current county School Board in place. “Each board member is fully committed to returning DeKalb to elite academic status,” Thurmond said. “There is no limit to how hard they are willing to work and to sacrifice to get it done.” Bob Wilson, the School Board’s attorney, argued that many of SACS’ allegations are based on anonymous interviews and documents that are not identified. He said the charges amount to hearsay because the evidence can’t be properly evaluated. “The report doesn’t square with the facts,” he said. SACS put the district on probation Dec.
ing through the courts, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Amanda Lee denied the request for a restraining order because it did not comply with a five-day advance written notice requirement. During the hearing conducted much like a trial, all nine DeKalb School Board members were among the 23 witnesses scheduled to testify. At the end, the state board said it had no option but to recommend suspension. “Based on the evidence collected and reviewed, the Special Review Team found sufficient evidence to support a finding that Please see BOARD, page 4
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“We must keep our focus on the students in DeKalb schools and work every day to make sure their diplomas mean something.”
School Board ordered to appear in court By Ken Watts
The embattled DeKalb School Board members will head to Fulton County Superior Court on Feb. 28 to show cause why they are entitled to a temporary restraining order to prevent Gov. Nathan Deal from removing all nine board members and appointing temporary replacements. Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee ordered the School Board members to appear before her as part of her denial of their request for a temporary restraining order against the Georgia Board of Education. Kelly Lee On Feb, 19, school board attorney Bob Wilson filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2011 state law, SB 79, that allows Deal to remove board members and seeking to stop the Feb. 21 suspension hearing the state board was holding before making recommendations to the Deal. That law also downsized the school board to seven members. Deal can now replace school board members on the recommendation of the state board. In her Feb. 20 order, the judge denied the DeKalb School Board request because it did not comply with a five-day advance written notice requirement. “However, it appears that plaintiffs have shown that immediate and irreparable harm may still occur to the plaintiffs after the proceedings have taken place,” the judge said before ordering them to appear on Feb. 28. That hearing takes place in Courtroom 8B at 8:30 a.m. The state will have to argue against granting DeKalb an order that blocks
the governor from removing the board. The nine DeKalb board members learned of the judge’s action Tuesday afternoon while attending a governance training session at the Georgia School Board Association’s headquarters in Lawrenceville. They said the four-hour workshop is an attempt to remedy the governance issues raised in the SACS report. District 3 School Board member Sarah CopelinWood said people think they are fighting to keep their jobs. “That’s not it,” she said. “We’re fighting for the children. We’re fightS. Copelin-Wood ing to save accreditation for kids who have been accepted by colleges and don’t need to have their educational plans disrupted.” Jay Cunningham, who represents District 5, said he believes the workshop demonstrated a good-faith effort that will have a positive influence on the state board. “At the end of the day, regardless of what happens, we’re moving forward,” he said. “We still have accreditation and that’s our No. 1 concern for the kids of DeKalb County. We’re continuing to do whatever needs to be done to maintain accreditation.” Outgoing board Chairman Eugene Walker said he has not had a chance to discuss the judge’s ruling in detail with the board’s attorneys. He wouldn’t speculate on whether the training session will favorably influence the state board but said he believes the effort is creating a better DeKalb board. “We’ve embraced totally the 11 required actions from the SACS report,” Walker said. “All we are doing is fighting to do the job we
were elected to do. We’re prepared to tell our story to whoever will listen. Whatever the judge requires us to do, we’ll do.” The lawsuit says SB 79 violates the Georgia Constitution because it authorizes the removal of elected local officials “without any individualized finding of misconduct.” Reacting to news of the DeKalb suit Tuesday, Deal said that legal action may only prolong the problems in DeKalb. “Litigation unfortunately only lengthens the time that DeKalb County is cast in a negative light,” Deal said in a statement to CrossRoadsNews. “We must keep our focus on the students in DeKalb schools and work every day to make sure that their diplomas mean something.” Also on Feb. 19, some top county leaders met to discuss the fate of the beleaguered school district. The stakeholders held a 90-minute closed-door conference at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston. Those in attendance included state Sen. Jason Carter, state Rep. Michele Henson and DeKalb Chamber of Commerce President Leonardo McClarty. Afterward, CEO Burrell Ellis said he called the meeting to hear directly from the School Board about issues the district is facing. Besides the status of the board, the most pressing issue is the district’s probation. In a Dec. 17 report, the accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, gave DeKalb a long list of problems it must fix before the probationary status can be re-evaluated at the end of 2013. Ellis said their conversation centered on supporting the district and having an ongoing conversation in a collaborative way. He said they agreed to meet again in two weeks and work on a statement of collaboration.
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state of Georgia trained them. “In spite of what some rogue officers may have done in the past, every time [DeKalb officers] respond to a call for service … that becomes a healing process for this community.” He said egregious acts – like the ones
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alleged of five current and former officers arrested in a Feb. 12 federal drug sting – do not go unnoticed and will be found out. “We have too many men and women who work too hard to keep their badges respectable. And we’re not going to let a few bad people damage that. If it’s still going on, appropriate action inside this agency is going to be very, very swift,” Alexander said.
“It is very easy to focus upon the negative things that have occurred. But that for us, quite frankly, is no use. “I want to ask everyone – from the officers inside this department, to the command staff, to the Board of Commissioners, to the community – we have to move forward in a very positive and collective kind of way,” he said.
Probation status ‘an educational inequity,’ says DeKalb NAACP The DeKalb NAACP says the DeKalb Schools’ accreditation probation is “an educational inequity” that threatens the 99,000 students served by the district. In a Feb. 4 statement, the NAACP said that the Dec. 17 SACS report that put the district on probation does not cite any academic or curriculum deficiencies that would limit the students of the district to function in the work force or succeed in higher levels of education. “The DeKalb NAACP is opposed to any actions that would penalize them,” the civil rights group said. “We find this to be inherently unfair.” The group, headed by John Evans, is demanding that the DeKalb School Board fully comply with the 11 action items outlined in the AdvancED report. “We demand that the DeKalb County School Board and the superintendent work expeditiously to move the district from the accreditation status of ‘probation’ to fully accredited,” the group said. The group said it also is opposed to the School Board being suspended and replaced before having the chance to address the action items. “It is our determination that this violates the political rights of the citizens of DeKalb County to have a representative government and it usurps their voting rights,” the group said. All stakeholders should be included in the School Board’s efforts to attain full accreditation, it said. “The DeKalb NAACP is concerned that all the school districts that have recently been placed on probation by AdvancED/ SACS have been those school districts that have a majority of minority students and school board members. Although the DeKalb NAACP does not have any direct evidence of racial discrimination, it will continue its investigation to ensure that this is not the case,” the statement said. For more information, call 404-2418006 or 404-213-8510.
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“No one should have to choose between paying the rent, paying for their prescriptions or paying for food.”
Watershed Management director quits Food drive benefits By Ken Watts
DeKalb’s Watershed Management Director Joe Basista has resigned effective March 8. Basista, who has been in the position since Aug. 22, 2011, surprised officials Joe Basista on Feb. 14 with the announcement that he will leave his post on March 8. His three-sentence resignation letter
dated Jan. 27 is addressed to his supervisor, Ted Rhinehart, the deputy chief operating officer. Basista said he has thoroughly enjoyed his time with DeKalb County but offered to leave earlier “if the county so desires.” “This action is for personal and family reasons,” Basista wrote. “I am leaving the work force and will not be taking another position elsewhere.” DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis said he appreciates Basista’s service to the county and wished him the very best. The county says it will conduct a national
search to replace him. Basista’s resignation comes as a special purpose grand jury investigating contracting within the Watershed Department is wrapping up its yearlong probe. Watershed Management provides safe drinking water and wastewater treatment services for more than 700,000 DeKalb residents. Basista’s is the second high-profile departure in a week. On Feb. 11, Public Safety Director William Miller announced that he is retiring on Feb. 28 after 29 years with the Police Department. He was named public safety director in April 2009.
Final public hearing on trash pickup proposal Residents can still comment on DeKalb County curbside trash pickup at a Feb. 25 public hearing at the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur. The meeting, which will be hosted by District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson, is the final meeting to gauge public opinion on a proposed elimination of one of the county’s three trash pickup days. DeKalb currently picks up trash at curbside twice a week and recyclables once for a $265 annual fee. To keep the same level of service, the sanitation fee would increase by $40, to $305 per year. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Maloof Auditorium is at 1300 Commerce Drive. For more information, visit www. dekalbcountyga.gov/publicwrks/sanitationGarbage/index.html or call 404- DeKalb residents can attend the final public hearing on Feb. 25 on a proposed 371-3689. elimination of one of the county’s three curbside trash pickup days.
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A food drive sponsored by two DeKalb County officials will help restock shelves at the Atlanta Community Food Bank through Feb. 28. Commissioner Kathie Gannon and Solicitor General Sherry Boston organized the drive, which is accepting canned goods and other grocery items through Feb. 28 in barrels loSherry Boston cated in DeKalb County government office buildings. Residents and county employees are encouraged to bring donations to the Maloof Center at 1300 Commerce Drive, the courthouse at 556 McDonough St., the Clark Harrison Building at 330 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., and the Tax Commissioner’s Office at 4380 Memorial Drive. Kathie Gannon The most needed items are canned tuna, peanut butter, fruit juices, canned vegetables and paper products. Boston said the need is great. “No one should have to choose between paying the rent, paying for their prescriptions or paying for food,” she said. Since the economic recession in 2008, hunger has become an increasing problem in Georgia. About 17 percent of households and 28 percent of children in the metro area are served by the food bank. During the season that immediately follows the holidays, pantry shelves at the food bank become extremely bare. Gannon said she knows that DeKalb will rise to the challenge. “I’ve seen the generosity of DeKalb County employees and I know they will help by donating food,” she said. For more information, call 404-371-4909 or 404371-2201.
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Cody Dane Bauer is going to prison for life without the possibility of parole plus 675 years for the murder of 11-year-old Nicholas Sheffey. Bauer, 21, was sentenced on Feb. 8. He is the last of three gang members convicted in the Feb. 11, 2010, Cody Dane Bauer shooting death of the Chamblee Middle schooler who was shot in the head while asleep in his bunk bed at his Admiral Drive home. Police said Nicholas was hit in the head with one of seven bullets intended for his older brother. He died five days later, on Feb.
16, 2010. Investigators said Bauer and the two other teens were trying to shoot Nicholas’ 16-year-old brother in retaliation for a 2009 drug-related robbery. Bauer was charged in the murder along with fellow Crips members Alexander Sidloskas and Stedmund Anthony. Both Sidloskas and Anthony were sentenced in May 2012 to 50 years with 25 years to serve in prison. Bauer pleaded guilty to malice murder, felony murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and violation of Georgia’s Anti-Gang Act as well as other charges arising from an armed robbery and numerous acts of “gang tagging” that were not directly connected with the murder.
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Soul of DeKalb hot topics Education, economic development and health care are on the agenda for Commissioner Stan Watson’s third annual Soul of DeKalb discussions on Feb. 27. The event, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Southwest DeKalb High in Decatur, will explore the current state of county affairs. This year’s theme is “Reflections of Our Progress.” Community leaders will share their insight and perspectives on
potential solutions to critical quality-of-life issues that impact residents in DeKalb. The panels will be moderated by District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson; Organization of DeKalb Educators President David Schutten; DeKalb Chamber President Leonardo McClarty; and CrossRoadsNews Editor and Publisher Jennifer Parker. The school is at 2863 Kelley Chapel Road.
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Feedback on park sought After four years in the making, redevelopment plans for Fork Creek Mountain Park are final and ready for community feedback on Feb. 28. Representatives from the De Kalb Recreation and Parks Department and the park’s design consultant will present the proposed plans for enlarging and improving Fork Creek Mountain Park at Cedar Grove High School at 6:30 p.m. The park, which sits on River Road near the intersection of Panthersville Road in Ellenwood, has been due for an update since 2009. The county earmarked $26,000,000 from its Parks Bond Fund to pre-
pare and implement master plans for neighborhood parks. Fork Creek Mountain Park was overgrown with grass and plants and was a hub for crime and drug activity. Organizations like the River Road Community Coalition and the Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association have been fighting to transform the park with usable green space for the community and activities for children and adults. Cedar Grove is at 2360 River Road in Ellenwood. For more information, e-mail mmwalldorff@dekalbcountyga. gov.
Input sought for Active Living Plan South DeKalb residents can share their ideas with county health officials on a Master Active Living Plan to combat health issues and enhance the quality of life at three meetings starting Feb. 26. Residents in the Panola/Salem roads corridor in Lithonia and the Flat Shoals corridor near Flakes Mill and Wesley Chapel roads in Decatur can give input on the best locations for sidewalks, trails, paths and bike routes that will connect residents to schools, libraries, parks and community gardens. The meetings hosted by the Board of Health and Department of Planning and Sustainability
take place Feb. 26 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.; Feb. 27 from 4 to 8 p.m.; and Feb. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DeKalb Community Achievement Center, 4522 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. Residents of the area surrounding the Indian Creek MARTA station along with Covington Highway from Memorial Drive to I-285 gave their input at Feb. 19-21 meetings. The final plan will be presented March 12 at the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive in downtown Decatur. For more information, call 404-371-9771 or 404-577-6300.
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17, citing an array of problems including dysfunctional governance, declining student performance and deteriorating finances. Probation is one step away from loss of accreditation. Wilson was able to refute one key finding in the SACS report. SACS said the school system borrowed $12 million to buy new textbooks, “yet numerous interviews revealed that no one could identify any school that received the new textbooks.” Mike Perrone, DeKalb’s chief financial officer, said the county borrowed $25 million to buy books but returned $13 million to the bank because of budget cutting. Kathy Howe, a deputy superintendent, said she had receipts and spreadsheets that indicated the other $12 million was spent on textbooks. Perrone said SACS may have gotten information from people who didn’t know the book budget had been cut but knew about the loan. Wilson said leadership and governance issues are being addressed and urged the state board to keep an open mind as they decide whether to suspend the members. But Department of Education attorney Jennifer Hackmeyer in her opening said the DeKalb board “gets a failing grade when it comes to governance and leadership.” AdvancED’s CEO Mike Elgart testified that there was irrefutable evidence of conflict and chaos throughout the system, “The district has been in a steady decline for a decade,” he said. Under questioning from Hackmeyer, Elgart said the board’s focus has been on adult political issues and not the academic well-being of children served by the district. Elgart said he “had not received any communication from the school district about its efforts to get off probation until this week”
when he met with Thurmond. There was confusion in the hearing briefly when the state couldn’t locate board member Copelin-Wood when it was time for her testimony. She appeared a short time later explaining she was delayed due to illness. Copelin-Wood faced pointed questions from the state board about her initial refusal to sign an oath of ethics. She explained that she eventually did sign the pledge. “It was the way it was worded,” she said. “It said ‘you must take the oath of office’ instead of ‘you must sign’ but I did sign it.” The state also called Louis Byars, the Department of Education’s director of financial review, who said DeKalb ended fiscal year 2012 with a $14.4 million deficit, evidence of the system’s financial instability. Thurmond told the state that in the week that he has been on the job, he has made strides toward greater cohesion and that board members attended a governance workshop Wednesday at the Georgia Association of School Boards headquarters in Lawrenceville. But state Sen. Fran Millar (RDistrict 40), former chair of the Senate Education Committee, said too much of the testimony got into personality. “This is all about accreditation for the kids who are college-bound,” he said. “Loss of accreditation would also be an economic disaster for DeKalb. The kind of image-killing story that lands on the front page of The New York Times and spreads fast.” Millar favors appointing temporary replacements for the suspended board members. He said the removal of the six would not thwart the will of the people who elected them. “Elected officials are subject to being removed. It does happen.”
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“Where we do agree, we work together. Where we don’t agree, let’s at least respect one another.”
Grass-roots group seeks to Restore DeKalb school system By Ken Watts
Restore DeKalb, a grass-roots group of parents, homeowners and civic organizations, is spearheading community involvement into the dialogue on reshaping the DeKalb School District. About 100 residents packed a Feb. 16 town hall meeting in Decatur hosted by the group to discuss the school district’s probation status and a scathing report issued by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Dec. 17. Restore DeKalb says its mission is to unite and protect children, and group leader Viola Davis told the crowd that children must be the focus. “Let’s put our children first and accreditation Viola Davis second,” she said. The group is meeting again on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Sanford Realty building on Snapfinger Woods Drive to get answers to issues they have identified. Most of the people attending the 90-minute town hall agreed in principle about what needs to be done but differed on how to reach those goals or address the problems that landed the county’s school system in trouble with its accrediting agency, which placed the district on accreditation probation on Dec. 17. In its report on the district, SACS criticized the DeKalb School Board for poor governance, declining student performance and mishandling of district’s finances. Davis and other Restore DeKalb members took the major items from the SACS report and made bullet points. Betsy Parks, who lives in the Lakeside neighborhood, said she has the names of 1,500 parents on a petition recommending that Gov. Nathan Deal remove the current board. Under a 2011 state law, the governor can replace elected members and appoint a new board depending on the results of a suspension hearing before the State Board of Education that began Feb. 21. Parks said there is fear and intimidation on the DeKalb board. “I see it every day,” she said. “Parents up there [North DeKalb] are scared. Parents down here are scared. But if we can get rid of this board, we can hit a restart with temporary appointees. And then after that, if we can come together as a community, I think we can elect much better choices.” But Davis said Restore DeKalb favors local control and doesn’t want the governor to remove a lawfully elected board. Instead, the
About 100 people attended a Restore DeKalb town hall meeting on Feb. 16 at Sanford Realty. The group is meeting on Feb. 23 to discuss issues raised at the first session.
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group is taking a survey on RestoreDekalb. org to find out whether residents would support a recall election. “So there’s a number of ways we can change the board and differing opinions on how to do it,” said Davis, who is also co-founder of the Unhappy Taxpayer Voter Organization. “Where we do agree, we work together. Where we don’t agree, let’s at least respect one another.” Kim Young, a South DeKalb parent, said that there is a lot of old baggage, hurtful baggage from the history of the county. “What lies behind us is a lot of fear, a lot of anger. And what lies before us is a lot of uncertainty. But what lies within us is the determination to make this one DeKalb.” Parks, who is white, made an impassioned plea for efforts to bridge the divide between predominantly white North DeKalb and the mostly black southern half of the county. “We have to work together, north, south, whatever, and figure out how to not be so separate,” Parks said. She suggested dinners and other informal social gatherings to encourage “people to start working together on matters that affect the county as a whole.” Davis and other members speculate that the suspension hearing could escalate into a long, complex legal battle, depending on the state board’s recommendation. “I have no doubt in my mind that the Board of Education will sue the governor if he removes them,” Davis said. For Saturday’s follow-up session, the group invited all School Board and elected officials to a question-and-answer session about problems outlined in SACS’ report. Davis said they would like the board to
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Pam Speaks, who declined, and both voted against Johnson. Dr. Melvin Johnson is the new The choice of Johnson to lead chairman of the DeKalb School the board shifts the spotlight away Board. from veteran members heading Johnson was elected 7-2 to into the hearing. The other new replace Dr. Eugene Walker, who members are Jim McMahan and stepped down Monday “to avoid Marshall Orson. McMahan was becoming the focal point of the recently voted vice chair. Thursday suspension hearing be- Melvin Johnson The state board will decide fore the State Board of Education.” whether to recommend that Gov. Nathan Johnson, who joined the board in Janu- Deal remove the current board and appoint ary, is a retired DeKalb Schools administra- replacements. DeKalb has been on accreditor. He was voted chair without opposition. tation probation since Dec. 17 after SACS Board member Nancy Jester nominated Dr. issued a critical report on board leadership.
explain why there has been trouble with the board’s side directly from members. governance, why there are discrepancies in “They should have stepped up to the plate the district’s finances, and why some staff are and explained what this is all about from the intimidated. She said parents need to hear very beginning,” she said.
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February 23, 2013
The idea of a black pope is not as far-fetched as it seems. If the cardinals were to choose an African pope, it would not be the first time.
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Music legend Clarence Carter, rhythm & blues singer and songwriter Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, educator Don P. Roberts, and concert promoter Jason Lary will be honored for their contributions to the arts in DeKalb County at the DeKalb History Center’s sixth annual Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 28. Beverly Watkins Carter, a soul singer, musician and songwriter, made his mark on the music scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s. His hits include “Patches,” “Slip Away,” “Strokin” and “Back Door Santa.” Roberts is coordinator of the DeKalb School District’s instrumental music department. Watkins, a Georgia Music Jason Lary Legend award winner, has been Clarence Carter performing for more than five decades. The blues lady, called one part soul singer and one part rockin’ roadhouse mama, also is a gifted songwriter. Lary, owner of Jason Lary Presents, is a longtime promoter of concerts including the Lithonia Concert Series. The awards luncheon takes place 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the historic DeKalb County Courthouse, 101 E. Court Square in Decatur. The DeKalb School of the Arts will perform. Tickets are required and seating is limited. For tickets and more information, visit www.dekalbhistory.org or call 404-373-1088, Ext. 22.
Lithonia’s Journey Projects will be on display at the Stonecrest Library in March. The project capturing community stories through visual arts is part of a lecture series at the library focusing on history, storytelling and memory, utilizing an African costume called the Agan. In Africa, the Agan is the main feature of the Egungun masquerade, which celebrates ancestors. The Agan, constructed by artist Lynn MarshallLinnemeier in collaboration with residents of the city of Lithonia, includes personal and private documents, words gathered through oral histories, and photographs. Marshall-Linnemeier also will unveil a map that includes a walking tour of Lithonia highlighting its remarkable architecture, landscape and its doorway to Arabia Mountain. The Journey Projects is joined by members of Sistagraphy, an Atlanta-based collective of AfricanAmerican women photographers. Sistagraphy members will present an exhibition
Artist Lynn MarshallLinnemeier (right) constructed the Journey Projects Agan in collaboration with residents of the city of Lithonia.
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on whatever day of the week it fell. In what would be his lasting legacy, Victor calculated that Christians should celebrate Easter annually under the first full moon on the Sunday after the vernal equinox, the beginning of spring. Victor’s method of placing Easter on the calendar survives to this day. Until Pope Victor’s time, Rome celebrated the Mass in Greek. Victor changed the language to Latin, which was used in his native North Africa. Latin Masses did not become universal until the latter half of the fourth century, but the tradition started by Victor would last more than 1,800 years. According to the “Liber Pontificalis,” or Book of Popes, Victor was the first Christian author to write about theology in Latin. He died around the year 199. “Liber Pontificalis” lists him as a martyr. He is buried near St. Peter in Rome.
The selection of a new pope in the wake of Pope Benedict XVI surprise resignation announcement on Feb. 11 has Catholics speculating about where a successor could come from. Could the new pope hail from Latin America, Asia or Africa where Catholicism has seen explosive growth? The idea of a black pope is not as far-fetched as it seems. If the cardinals were to choose an African pope, it would not be the first time. History shows that over its 2,000year history, the Roman Catholic Church has had three African popes – Pope St. Victor I; Pope Miltiades, also known as Melchiades; and Pope St. Gelasius. All three were of Berber and Tuareg extraction from Roman territories in North Africa – modernday Tunisia, Libya and Algeria. Their birth dates have been lost to history. St. Miltiades (311-314) Miltiades is St. Victor I (A.D. 186-198) the second pope Vi c t o r w a s identified as an born in TripolitaAfrican. nia, which is modThe “Liber ern-day Libya. Pontificalis” says Some historians he was born in dispute the exact Africa, but more years of his reign, recent scholars placing the dates believe he was St. Miltiades from 189 to 199. born of an African family in Rome. Before Victor’s St. Victor I He was pope when Constantine the papacy, the Church of Rome and the Great won a decisive victory over Eastern Catholic Church in Asia mi- Emperor Maxentius. With that vicnor fought bitterly over the issue of tory, Constantine was able to end when to celebrate Easter. The Asiatic the persecution of Christians, giving church commemorated the Resur- Miltiades authority to openly spread rection on the 14th day of the moon the faith.
During Miltiades’ reign, Constantine and Licinius, leader of the eastern Roman Empire, signed the Edict of Milan that recognized freedom of religion for all people. Because of his African lineage, the Romans enlisted Miltiades’ help in quelling unrest between the poor and well-to-do landholders in North Africa. But the conflict continued after Miltiades died in 314.
St. Gelasius (492-496) Gelasius, the third and last pope of African origin, had a brief but dynamic reign. He was a prolific writer whose style placed him on the cusp beSt. Gelasius tween Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. He had been closely employed by his predecessor, Pope Felix III, in drafting papal documents. His reign was characterized by a call for strict orthodoxy, a more assertive push for papal authority, and increasing tension between churches in the West and the East. Gelasius affirmed the primacy of Rome over the entire church, East and West. He presented this doctrine in terms that set the model for subsequent popes asserting the claims of papal supremacy due to the succession of Roman popes from the apostle Peter. In Rome, Gelasius suppressed ancient pagan rites, replacing them with Christian festivals such as Candlemas Day, observed 40 days after Christmas on Feb. 2. He died in 496.
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“We could have had the walk on Peachtree or some other main street, but I wanted to do it in a community that we work and live in.”
Friends lace up for health, support, and shed lot of pounds By Jessica Smith
For gym rat Phil Shepperson, becoming morbidly obese was not in the forecast. But after a 2004 motorcycle accident that nearly took his life, the once-brawny V.P. of operations at a Decatur-based construction products company gradually ballooned to a staggering 515 pounds. “I almost lost my leg,” said 36-year-old Shepperson, whose right knee was completely shattered in the collision. “The only thing that kept it on was skin.” Shepperson, who now wears a prosthetic knee held in place by 28 pins, underwent painful replacement surgery that year and was unable to walk for nine months. “I used to work out religiously, but after the accident I was still eating like I was working out but wasn’t working out,” he said. That style of eating is not unique to Shepperson. The DeKalb Board of Health says that only 51 percent of adults engage in the recommended amount of physical activity – 30 minutes of moderate activity five days a week, or 20 minutes of vigorous activity three days a week. As a result, it says that 35 percent of the county’s adults are overweight and 22 percent are obese. After 10 grueling months of rehab and years of physical therapy, Shepperson tipped the scales at his heaviest weight in April 2011. He had high blood pressure, cholesterol that was through the roof, and a myriad of other obesity-related issues. That month, he made a decision to regain control of his health. Shepperson cut the majority of meats from his diet, stopped eating after 8 p.m., and began drinking more water and controlling portion sizes. Pounds started falling off. So in January when he was invited to join a walking group on Facebook, the Atlanta resident jumped at the opportunity to increase his activity level. Today, he is one of more than 600 members of Lace Up, a weight-loss support group that meets every Saturday to walk up, down and around Stone Mountain. David Manuel, who created the group, is executive director of the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center in Decatur. He started it last December to help him lose 30 pounds to keep up with his athletic 15- and 18-year-old sons, Blake David Manuel and Branden. Manuel said he launched the group to get walking buddies. “I’m the kind of person where when I go to the gym, I need a trainer or I need to work out with people. Because I’ll do about three reps and think, ‘Oh, I did good. Let me go ahead and go to Dunkin’ Donuts,’” he said. On Dec. 22, Manuel posted a status on Facebook that he was walking Stone Mountain and invited his friends to join him. Two people showed up, and they walked the eightmile trail. Manuel posted another status the next week. Thirty people showed up. “It’s so powerful when you get out of your car and you see 30 people waiting on you to start walking,” Manuel said. By the third week, one of his walking buddies suggested they start a Facebook group to keep in touch. Manuel named it Lace Up to encourage people to grab their sneakers and start working out. As of Feb. 19, the group had 679 members. They range in age from early 20s to late 50s, from fitness beginners to personal trainers. “My whole goal in creating Lace Up was so that people could have support and a way to encourage each other,” Manuel said. On the Lace Up wall, members exchange recipes and workout ideas, post pictures of their progress, and share stories and praise. Shepperson, active on the Facebook page, calls the group a support system.
Phil Shepperson (from left), Lisa Glymph Broxton and Patrick Primer are among 679 members of Lace Up, a weight-loss support group founded by Sanford Center’s David Manuel on Facebook.
“Not just as far as physically getting out with a group of people to exercise, but being able to share your stories and understand where people are coming from,” he said. “It’s almost like a family.” Model, actress and photographer Tammy McGarity joined Lace Up to work out with people who are interested in a healthy lifestyle and to share tips she used to lose weight. “We’re going up that mountain, and if
some of us were going by ourselves, we would be more inclined to kind of stop halfway because it’s not easy,” said the 42-year-old Alpharetta resident. “When you go up with the group, you make that journey with people who are in the same boat. Everyone has the same goal in mind,” she said. Lace Up welcomes all fitness levels. “To see people of all different shapes and sizes and ages and races working together to support and encourage one another is just
really inspiring,” said McGarity. Since Shepperson’s first group trek on Dec. 29, he has lost 53 pounds, bringing his current total weight loss to 227 pounds. Even though his right leg is still noticeably smaller than his left, he said it won’t stop him from running in Sanford Center’s first Race for the Arts 5K on March 30. Manuel organized the race after screening HBO’s “The Weight of the Nation,” a four-part documentary examining America’s obesity epidemic, at the center last July. He said he wanted the community to know that the center is serious about getting healthy. “After we showed the film, I told people we’re not just about putting on the best dance performances, theatrical productions and concerts,” he said. “We’re going to be an arts center that’s going to get behind health.” It’s helping to create awareness about the risks of obesity and the benefits of healthy living. “We could have had the walk on Peachtree or some other main street, but I wanted to do it in a community that we work and live in,” he said. As they prepare for the Race for the Arts, Lace Up members are hoping more people will join them on their weekly jaunts. They kick off every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. sharp. Being part of the group is easy. “All you have to do is show up,” Shepperson said. For more information, visit www.face book.com/groups/314494148666711 and www.co.dekalb.ga.us/PorterSanford/index. html.
One of the keys to beating breast cancer, is knowing where you stand. The other is knowing where to go. The newly expanded Comprehensive Breast Care Center at DeKalb Medical at Hillandale is proud to offer state-of-the-art technology for early detection, including digital mammography. And behind all of our technology and equipment, are equally phenomenal people, like our compassionate Nurse Navigators and nationally-acclaimed breast surgeons. From individualized treatment plans to even seemingly small acts – down to providing stylish patient robes and calming music during screenings – our attention to detail continues to set us apart from other hospitals. Because we believe in caring about people, not just for them. For a comprehensive virtual tour of our Breast Care Center, please visit dekalbmedicalhillandale.org, then call 404-501-2660, to schedule your annual mammogram, today.
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February 23, 2013
“Here, I see students that are engaged. And that’s because their teachers are engaged. I don’t see that everywhere.”
Bethune’s granddaughter shares legacy of school pioneer By Jessica Smith
Dr. Evelyn Bethune, granddaughter of civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, brought the house down on Thursday at the Decatur middle school named for her grandmother. During an inspiring speech to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, she urged students and teachers to consider the importance of education. She shared stories of her grandmother’s childhood and her college days at the university founded by her grandmother and said students should get the importance of education at an early age, before they’ve lost their youthful enthusiasm. The students sat in rapt attention. Sometimes the room was so quiet, a dropped pin would have been noisy. When she joked about her blond hair, the students laughed with her. Afterward, Bethune said that the first part of teaching somebody is to get their attention. “Here, I see students that are engaged,” she said. “And that’s because their teachers are engaged. I don’t see that everywhere.” The occasion was “Linking to the Legacy of Academic Excellence,” a Black History Month program, where Bethune stressed the importance of education. “For my grandmother and for me, that’s the most critical message I hope that today’s students understand,” she said. Bethune is CEO of the Mary McLeod Bethune Legacy Preservation Institute, which she founded with her sisters and brothers in 2002. Through the institute, she works to preserve her grandmother’s legacy by promoting education, a platform that was near and dear to her heart. She is also author of the 2009 biography “Bethune: Out of the Darkness and Into the Light.” Bethune Middle School, which is located at 5200 Covington Highway, opened in 2000. Her grandmother was born in 1875 to former slaves in Mayesville, S.C., and saw education as the key to improving the lives of blacks – especially women – and spent her life working to provide educational opportunities for them. As a child, Mary McLeod Bethune walked five miles to and from school each day and taught her family everything she learned.
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school for African-American girls in 1904, created the Council of Negro Women and was an adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dr. Evelyn Bethune visited Bethune Middle School in Decatur on Feb. 21 for Black History Month and shared stories about her famous grandmother.
After high school, she attended college, hoping to become a missionary in Africa. In October 1904, Bethune started a school for African-American girls in Daytona Beach, Fla., with six students. In 1923, the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro
Girls merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and became a co-ed high school. By 1931, it had become a junior college and became a four-year college in 1941. Now called Bethune-Cookman College, the school was one of the few places in the
United States that African-Americans could receive a higher education. Bethune served as college president until 1942 and was one of only a few women during that time to hold such a position. She also created the Council of Negro Women in 1935 and served as an adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her granddaughter is a graduate of Bethune-Cookman College, which became Bethune-Cookman University in 2007 with the introduction of its first graduate program. After her speech to the students, Bethune said that speaking at a school named after her grandmother makes her proud. “Many times I go into learning environments and I don’t see my children,” she said. “I go into a classroom where there are many pictures on the wall and none of them are of people of color.” She said it’s important for children to see a reflection of who they are. “Here, when I walk in the door, my grandmother’s picture is everywhere,” she said. “I love it.”
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ship; and the Louis Stokes CBCF Scholarship at Case Western University. The scholarships are open to students in districts that are represented by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Residents of the 4th Congressional District, which includes portions of DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton counties, are eligible to apply for the scholarships, which are sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus nonprofit CBC Foundation and CBC Spouses. The scholarship programs reward highly motivated students who are pursuing fulltime undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. n CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship awards $2,500 to minority students pursuing degrees in medicine, engineering, technology, nutrition and other health-related professions. The application deadline is March 29. n CBCF Louis Stokes Health Scholars Program, which awards up to $8,000, is cosponsored by the United Health Foundation. It seeks to increase the number of underrepresented students entering the health work force. Preference is given to students who demonstrate an interest in working in underserved communities. Students currently attending two-year institutions are strongly encouraged to apply by the April
5 deadline. n Louis Stokes CBCF Scholarship at Case Western University covers full tuition for up to five years, plus a grant of up to $2,500 to cover the purchase of a computer and books and assistance securing a paid summer internship. Two scholarships are awarded annually. They are open to all first-year students and transfer students from community colleges. Application deadline is April 5. n CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship awards up to $3,000 to 10 students. It honors the memory of the late singer-songwriter Curtis Mayfield and ensures that students pursuing a career in the performing arts receive financial assistance to achieve their goals. Application deadline is May 2. n CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship awards up to $3,000 to students who are pursuing a career in the visual arts. Application deadline is May 2. n CBC Spouses Education Scholarship is awarded to students pursuing a full-time undergraduate or graduate education. Recipients are selected through volunteers in the district offices of the members of the CBC. Scholarship amounts vary. Application deadline is June 6. For more information or to apply for any of the scholarships, visit www.cbcfinc.org /scholarships.html.
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Through AppRights, he has heard from consumers who want greater transparency, control and security on mobile devices.
Google grilled on privacy issues Job fair in Conyers for vets, others U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson has expressed his concerns on consumer privacy issues in a letter sent to Google’s CEO over its data-sharing practices for apps purchased through Google Play. In a Feb. 21 letter to Google CEO and cofounder Larry Page, Johnson cited three major concerns: physical harm to consumers and chilling speech, threats to Hank Johnson children’s safety online, and the security of personal information. According to published reports, when consumers purchase an app through Google Play, Google sends the consumer’s personal information – name, physical address, and e-mail address – to the app developer. “Sharing certain personal information like physical address may harm consumers,” Johnson wrote. “In the past, unscrupulous sellers have used physical addresses to threaten consumers who posted negative reviews of products or services online.” Johnson, a member of the Judiciary Committee, said sharing of this information with developers is unique to Google Play. Because the information includes a physical address, Johnson said it potentially threatens the physical and financial safety of consumers while chilling speech and criticism online.
Johnson, who represents District 4, which includes portions of DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton and Gwinnett counties, referred to the mobile economy as “one of the fastest-growing industries in recent memory.” He also noted that the industry must strike a balance between innovation and responsibility when broad data-sharing gives rise to consumer harm. “Congress’ strong interest in preventing consumers’ privacy rights from being violated is equal to the interests of the mobile ecosystem in building consumer trust,” he wrote. Through AppRights, a mobile privacy initiative, Johnson has heard from many consumers who want greater transparency, control and security on mobile devices. Google has come under fire on data sharing and privacy issues before. In 2011, it reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after the FTC alleged it had violated users’ privacy with its social network Buzz. In 2012, Google paid $22.5 million to settle charges for bypassing privacy settings of millions of Apple users. Facebook also has drawn criticism for how it shared information with app developers. To read Johnson’s entire letter, visit http://hankjohnson.house.gov.
Veterans and other job seekers in DeKalb and Rockdale counties can attend a Feb. 27 career expo at Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers. The expo takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, located at 1877 Iris Drive. Veterans representatives from the Georgia Department of Labor’s DeKalb Career Center will provide employment-related and other services to vets and non-vets. About 40 employers, educational institutions, and resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers will be featured.
Some employers will be hiring, while others will discuss possible future employment opportunities. Some organizations will provide educational and other resources. Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings. They are encouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for employment. For more information or employers wanting to register, contact Kenneth Dinkins at the DeKalb Career Center at 404-2983970.
Project to beautify Conley gateway Efforts to attract and keep businesses along Moreland Avenue got a boost with the kickoff of the Gateway Streetscape Improvement Project in Conley on Feb. 13. Commissioners Larry Johnson and Kathie Gannon joined Conley business owners, managers, public servants and community leaders from the Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association to officially launch the project. The Gateway project comprises a 2.2mile stretch along Moreland Avenue/I-285 between Cedar Grove Road and Bailey Street. Area stakeholders have been working for five years on business retention and attraction initiatives to improve the Conley Business
District. The economic catalyst came from formulated recommendations conducted by JS Boykin Consulting. Johnson called the project an investment into a business community that is key to the county’s overall success. “It’s an investment that will pay dividends for years to come.” Gannon said the upgrade will improve the look of the corridor, which will help with business recruitment and retention efforts. Professional landscaping activity is already under way. Joel Gross, the Conley Area Business Association president, said the aesthetic improvements will go a long way.
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The teens were targeted because they were runaways and then groomed and forced into sex trafficking.
CDC official indicted in child sex case Dr. Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, a deputy director at the CDC, and Thomas Joseph Westerman, 43, have been indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury on child molestation charges. Lindsey and Westerman, who share a home in Decatur, are accused of involving a 6-year-old child in their sex acts. The indictment, which was handed Kimberly Lindsey down on Jan. 31, said the alleged acts took place between January and August in 2011. The two are accused of committing “an immoral and indecent act to and with a child under the age of 16 years.” Lindsey is a deputy director for the Laboratory Science Policy and Practice Program Office at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Westerman is a former resource management specialist at the CDC. Lindsey, who joined the CDC in 1999, is second in command of the
program office. Over her CDC career, she oversaw the allocation process for $1.5 billion in terrorism preparedness. They were arrested in October 2011 after a medical professional alerted police about child molestation allegations. They face two counts each. Lindsey is accused of exposing her breasts and buttocks to the child and alT. Westerman lowing the child to spank her buttocks. She also is accused of letting the child touch her body with a sex toy while she was partially nude. Westerman is charged with supervising the alleged acts. DeKalb District Attorney Robert James called the allegations in the indictment “disturbing and troubling.” “We will prosecute both of these individuals to the fullest extent of the law,” James said.
Two accused of sex trafficking, exploiting teens Kamau Benjamin and Anthony Means of Doraville have been jailed on multiple charges for their alleged roles in trafficking and exploiting teens for sex. Benjamin, 28, also known as Kamu Akili Benjamin, and Means, 22, were arrested after the DeKalb Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children detectives, SWAT Team and North Precinct uniform officers executed a search Kamau Benjamin warrant at 3214 Valley Bluff Drive, No. 317, on Jan. 30. Both men are charged with trafficking persons for sexual servitude, rape, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and false imprisonment. Detectives said the investigation has revealed the suspects were trafficking a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old. They
say the 18-year-old has been exploited by the men since she was 16. Detectives said they also believe the two teens were physically abused, raped, forced to engage in prostitution and deprived of food and were regularly provided narcotics. The teens were initially targeted because they were runaways and then Anthony Means groomed and forced into sex trafficking. Both are receiving specialized treatment for their prolonged exploitation. The investigation continues as detectives focus on identifying the men who paid to have sex with the teens. Detectives also continue to identify additional victims. A bond hearing was set for Feb. 22.
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