In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights throughout the nation, Gwinnett SToPP has joined with more than two dozen leading education and civil rights groups to launch the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECR Alliance). Schools should serve, educate, empower and be safe for all students, yet all across America today, far too […]
Category Archives: Parents
Sit Tight, Education is a Human Right!
This year, Gwinnett SToPP partnered with the ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Legal Services Program, and Interfaith Children’s Movement to conduct a day-long education civil rights workshop as part of the Dignity in Schools Campaign’s National Week of Action. Participants met at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Lilburn, Georgia on October 21, 2017 to learn their […]
Gwinnett STOPP Joins Forces With Dignity in Schools To Rally Against Excessive Force in Gwinnett County Public Schools
In response to the discovery of a school resource officer (SRO) incident with a student at South Gwinnett High School, Gwinnett SToPP members and partners rallied at the GCPS Instructional Support Center before the scheduled school board meeting on Thursday, April 20th. The rally coincided with the national Dignity in Schools Campaign annual membership meeting […]
Looking for a Silver Lining
Greetings Friends of Gwinnett SToPP. For those passionate about public education, it is true that the stakes have never been higher. On national, state and local levels the quality of education and safety of our children in public schools is uncertain. School police forces are emboldened to treat our children like adult criminals at the […]
SchoolHouse: Equity in Education- Parents on the Frontline
Gwinnett SToPP’s Co-founder had the opportunity to participate in the podcast SchoolHouse: Equity in Education, alongside of three other dynamic parent organizers. No coincidence that all are members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign. #SchoolHouse is a production of Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF). CJSF supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh […]
YLI and PLI To Be Offered Concurrently in January – Sign Up Today!
We need leaders today more than ever and Gwinnett SToPP is happy to step up and provide our road-tested and proven advocacy/activist leadership training once again to the young people and parents of Gwinnett County and the greater Atlanta metro area. For the third year in a row, we have tightened our timelines and created […]
Georgia APBS Conference
November 30th – December 1st, 2016 Infinite Energy Center Duluth, GA Interfaith Children’s Movement (ICM) and Gwinnett SToPP will be on deck presenting “Creating a Welcoming School Through Family and Community Engagement” at the Georgia APBS conference. This is our third year presenting at the conference. Our goal is to ensure the parent and […]
Gwinnett SToPP Meeting May 17th
As the school year wanes, school pushout continues on. But there are opportunities to change school discipline. It is critical that parents are informed― now more than ever. The Opportunity School District (OSD) is on the November ballot. GCPS and the Georgia Department of Education are developing education plans. Were you invited to sit at […]
Here, There, Everywhere: How Ed Works
Education rules are changing at the state and federal levels. It is important that parents are informed now more than ever. The Opportunity School District (OSD) is on the November ballot. State education departments are developing education plans as required by the U.S. Department of Education. By law, parents and community members must be part […]
ICM Day at the Capitol
Wednesday, February 3rd, 9:30AM – 3:00PM (Registration begins at (9:00AM) Trinity United Methodist Church: 265 Washington Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 Interfaith Children’s Movement (ICM), an organizational partner of Gwinnett SToPP, is calling upon the interfaith community to join us at the ICM Day at the Capitol 2016. We must stand together and speak with a clear, […]