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These 17 schools in Hall, Gainesville made the state’s list of lowest performing schools
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West Hall High School, top, and Fair Street International Academy, were the lowest-performing schools on the annual Georgia Promise list.
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Mar 20, 2025, 9:50 PM
Published: Mar 20, 2025, 5:20 PM
The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has published its annual list of the state’s lowest performing public schools, and that list includes 17 schools in Gainesville and Hall County — well over one-third of all public schools in the area.
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Update: Sheriff’s Office says coach who slammed boy into wall will not be charged
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Surveillance video shows Jayden Barron, a JV baseball coach at Flowery Branch High, slam a 14-year-old boy up against a wall in the field house Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Mar 21, 2025, 8:01 PM
Published: Mar 20, 2025, 9:00 PM
A baseball coach at Flowery Branch High School has been put on leave after he grabbed a 14-year-old boy and slammed him up against a wall inside the field house on Tuesday, March 18.
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