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said Whittle, reasoning that an
extended day program may have
been in Midway’s future as a
charter school.
As before, board members
questioned what the charter pro
vides Midway that a series of
waivers from them could not.
“The charter is more than a
series of waivers,” said Whittle. “It
outlines academic goals, goals for
the school to reach.” The waivers
do not reflect the relationship
“between the school and the com
munity it serves,” he said. “There’s
a fundamental difference.”
Sagemiller expressed her con
cern that the charter is no longer
needed at this stage, and could
even be interfering with the
school’s overall progress.
“The only concern I have,”
said Sagemiller, “is that other
schools have CORE Knowledge
and other exciting programs. This
board and superintendent have
gone overboard in support of
schools being innovative. If
Midway is a separate entity, they
may not see the exciting things
the other schools are doing,” she
said, adding that constituents have
told her they believe Midway
thinks of itself as separate from
the rest of the school system. “We
want all the schools to have equal
opportunities,” she said.
“Three years ago,” responded
Whittle, “people thought we
would put up a pirate flag and
leave the system. But that’s not
what we did.”
Although he voted to approve
an extension of the charter,
Kreager also voiced concern for
Midway’s position in the system.
“The school system is now
moving faster, if not at least as
fast as you are,” he said. “You’ve
got to keep pace with us.” Kreager
added: “My position on this is
that something has been started,
and we’re three years into it. We
should view this charter as a labo
ratory experiment to do some
beyond what we’ve been
jloing.”
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ously been named the “heartbeat”
of Midway and the charter school
program, he clarified for the
board that “the charter is not
Dennis Whittle, and Midway is
not Dennis Whittle.” And
although Whittle also announced
he is not currently applying to
other school systems, Benson
acknowledged his own disap
proval of charter schools follow
ing Whittle’s remarks.
“With the issue of Dennis
Whittle not being here, if that’s
weighing heavy on our minds and
that’s the only reason we’re voting
for charter schools, then we
shouldn’t be voting for a charter
school. This is one reason I’m
opposed to charter schools in gen
eral. We don’t have these [person
nel] issues with our other
schools,” Benson said.
According to Whittle, Midway
Elementary has no plans at this
time to reapply for charter status
under the new law.
Although the majority of
board members is opposed to hav
ing a charter school within the
school system, the same members
may not be against applying for
charter status at the district level.
Following Monday’s vote, Taylor
brought a motion to research the
idea of Forsyth County Schools
becoming a charter system, and
requested that the board begin
looking into the parameters of the
new charter school law. “It would
move the whole system,” said
Taylor of the charter status. “And
soon we’re going to see requests
for start-up schools such as
Montessori, church groups and
more.” That motion passed with
approval from Sagemiller,
Hendricks and Taylor. Benson
opposed the motion and Kreager
abstained.
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By Michael Kurtz
Staff Writer
Investigators still don’t know
what killed a 54-year-old man
May 30.
The body of David R. Barnes
was found at his Worley Road
residence about 8:40 a.m.
According to the Sheriff’s office
report, Barnes was dropped off at
his home by his son about 3:20
a.m. His son found the body later
that morning.
The body was on the floor with
the head resting against a dresser
next to the bed. There was a cut
on his head, according to the
report.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson
said foul play is not suspected,
but an autopsy was requested to
determine a cause of death.
Technology seminar focus on storm warnings
By Michael Kurtz
Staff Writer
Technology was the topic of discussion dur
ing an emergency preparedness seminar con
ducted over the weekend at the Georgia Public
Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
Bob Lady, director of the Forsyth County
Emergency Management Agency, was one of
130 guests to take part in the future of emer
gency detection.
“It was one of the best conferences I’ve ever
attended,” Lady said.
The three-day seminar was designed to
examine contemporary issues and needs that
will be involved in moving emergency man-
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Sheriff’s Office incident rei
Findings from the medical exam
are not complete, according to the
county coroner’s office.
Other incidents reported to the
Sheriff’s office include:
• A 1978 Ford F-150 pickup
truck was stolen from a Pendley
Road address between May 30-
31. The truck was parked by the
side of the residence. It is black
with Ga. tag 5578TF. The tailgate
is missing.
• Someone poured syrup or
molasses on the engine of a
Chevrolet C-10 parked at a
Knight Lane address between
May 30-31. The owner was dri
ving the truck to a car show when
the engine failed.
• A Honda mulch lawn mower
agement into the 21st century.
EMA personnel from across the state listened
as their peers presented lectures on what could
be the future of weather emergency announce
ment.
Lady said one of the most interesting ideas
involved computer chips. Every television set
could be outfitted with a chip that could be
activated by the local EMA in case of tornado,
hurricane and other potentially lethal weather
situations.
Many of the topics involved using mass com
munication systems, such as television and
radio, to act as warning devices in case of
deadly weather.
Lady said the recent tragedies in the Atlanta
and an Allstar rod and reel were
stolen from a Deerwoods Trail
address between May 20-31. The
items were on the back porch of
the residence.
• Someone broke into a Pilgrim
Point Road address between May
27-30. According to the report, a
garage door and kitchen door
were forced open, it has not been
determined if anything is missing.
• More than $3,200 worth of
musical instruments and tools
were stolen from a Hurt Bridge
road address between May 29-30.
The residence was not secured.
• Four guns, a nail gun and S3OO
cash were stolen from a Hubert
Martin Road address between
May 21-22.
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There were no signs of forced
entry. The guns are a Winchester
12-gauge shotgun, a Springfield
12-gauge shotgun, a Pointer 12-
gauge shotgun and a Browning 7
mm-08 rifle.
• Someone stole a 1986
Chevrolet K-20 pickup truck from
a Majors Road address between
May 29-30. The truck is light blue
with Ga. tag WG5959. It is valued
at $7,000.
• Someone spray painted the
word “whore” on the garage door
of a Topaz Court address between
May 30-31.
• A roll of carpet was stolen
from First American Rental on
Atlanta Road between May 27-
28.
area from tornadoes and some of the criticisms
of current early warning measures have EMA
personnel putting advance notice in the fore
front.
“The ideas we discussed during the seminar
will certainly help officials in local jurisdic
tions plan and prepare for current emergency
management issues and for those that are on
the horizon,” said Lady.
Many of the ideas may seem to come straight
out of a Hollywood science fiction block
buster, such as automatic response measures in
every home, but Lady said it’s these ideas
which lead to better emergency management
procedures.
The seminars are conducted annually.