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Committee Reports Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Ben Watson (R-Savannah) and the Health and Human Services Committee took up one proposal, SB 116, authored by Senator Randy Robertson (R-Cataula). The legislation seeks to enact in Chapter 5 of Title 49 the “Maternity Supportive Housing Act.” The legislation would allow nonprofits to own and operate housing for women who are ages 18 and older and who need a place to live while pregnant and for up to 18 months after the child is born; pregnant women can bring their existing children to these homes. These facilities would be different than homes provided to younger girls (typically those in foster care who become pregnant). Senator Robertson noted that it was to exclude government interference; there is a need for these homes as waiting lists exist. Senator Robertson reminded the Committee as a former law enforcement officer he knew well the pipeline to prison and this would perhaps help alleviate some ....
Middle school students at Savannah Classical Academy began a quarantine period on Thursday after a sixth-grade student at the school tested positive for COVID-19 late Wednesday. “Our middle school students share teachers. Due to the exposure of students and staff, our middle school program will close the remaining two days of this semester to quarantine,” wrote Barry Lollis, SCA’s executive director in a letter to parents. His letter added that the school is following the latest guidance from the Georgia Department of Health and Department of Education. All students, including siblings of middle-school students, in grades K-5 and high school will remain in school through Friday. SCA is closing out the semester with midterm and final exams. ....
Citing instances of breach of contract, a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Savannah-Chatham County charter schools is winding its way through civil court. Savannah Classical Academy and Coastal Empire Montessori (CEMCO) allege that the Savannah Chatham County Public Schools district acted in bad faith when it demanded that previously allocated funding be returned after the schools enrollment fell below projections. The lawsuit was filed in Fulton County Superior Court in December 2019. The district alleges that the charter schools accepted funds based on higher school enrollments in 2017 and 2018, but when full-time enrollment at both schools dipped in 2019, the district asked for the difference in the funding to be returned by the schools. ....