APS Executive Communications Director, Dr. Connie D. Stevenson, shares the 10 potential warning signs that could indicate an individual may be in crisis or need help. In this video, everyone is encouraged to use the Say Something reporting system, especially when concerned about an individuals mental state or safety.
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) recently held its annual State of the District address to provide students, families, stakeholders and the community with an update on the district’s current status of operations. Streamed live from the Junior Achievement Chick-fil-A Center, APS Interim Superintendent Danielle S. Battle shared the district’s accomplishments, how they are meeting the needs […]
On March 17, the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department (APSPD) bestowed 76 officers with the ability to endorse laws outside of our school district. To understand the significance of this, it is helpful to know that before June 2016, Atlanta Public Schools did not have its own police force. Students who ran afoul of District […]
By Leslie Rivera Hope-Hill Media Specialist Christine Tigue commutes to school most days by bicycle. When she does, she parks her bike behind the media center’s circulation desk and that caught the attention of several students. So many children showed an interest in cycling that Ms. Tigue teamed up with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition to get […]
Representatives from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office recently visited Cleveland Avenue Elementary and Dunbar Elementary schools to educate students about bicycle and pedestrian safety. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Program seeks to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and deaths by teaching safety awareness to students and adults. Sheriff’s Office representatives taught Cleveland Avenue third […]
This school year, Kimberly Elementary School parents are experiencing a car rider procedure that employs stricter safety measures. Mr. Joseph Salley, who is starting his first full year as principal of Southwest Atlanta’s L.O. Kimberly Elementary School, decided that stricter safety procedures were in order for the car rider pick-up line. During the first week of […]
REVISED Bus routes for all elementary, middle and high school bus riders are now posted on the district’s Department of Transportation website and available at your local school. Routes were updated on Sunday, August 5, 2013. CLICK HERE to view Elementary School Bus Routes CLICK HERE to view Middle School Bus Routes CLICK HERE to […]
On February 8th, the kindergarteners at Toomer Elementary School brought their teddy bears to be treated at the Teddy Bear Hospital. A group of 15 Emory medical students posed as doctors and examined the teddy bears that the children brought in as patients. The doctors assessed the teddy bears by taking x-rays, checking their blood […]
ATLANTA – APS is revising and adding school bus routes and stops following a comprehensive district-wide review of the system and after considering parent input during the first week and a half of classes for the new school year. APS has developed a strategy based on a review of the […]