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Savannah charter school elated with new Ga. law on funding
Savannah charter school elated with new Ga. law on funding By Blair Caldwell | May 13, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 5:36 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A new law in Georgia addresses funding for charter schools. A Savannah school leader was there as the governor provided what he says is needed support.
With Senate Bill 59 officially signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, leaders at the Savannah Classical Academy say it not only helps their staff but also the students.
“It is a win and it’s proof that there’s a strong need and desire for charter schools in Georgia. There’s legislative support, there’s community support and we’re happy to see that came out in this past legislative session that charters are here to stay,” Savannah Classical Academy Executive Director Barry Lollis said.
Savannah Classical Academy, located at 705 E. Anderson St., offers students a unique educational experience in downtown Savannah. One of five charter schools in the Savannah-Chatham County School System, SCA is the only tuition-free, public school option featuring grades K-12 where students can grow and develop in one location throughout their educational careers.
With the FDA recommending a pause in the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine because of a rare side effect, Savannah area providers are falling back on the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. We scheduled these clinics because people were clamoring for it, Coastal Health District spokeswoman Sally Silbermann said of the J&J vaccine clinics scheduled for Tuesday. But we re not gonna do it now. We re going to honor the appointments, but it s not going to be that. It s gonna be Pfizer in Chatham County and Moderna in Liberty County.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday they are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot occurring 6-13 days after the J&J vaccination. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets. All six cases occurred among women between the ages