UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 6:19 pm ET
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Tasha White, City Schools of Decatur board chair, and Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett urged lawmakers to restore budget cuts to education and prioritize teacher vaccinations. (Shutterstock)
DECATUR, GA — As the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia's vaccination rollout and the 2021 state legislative session continue, two Decatur leaders — Tasha White, City Schools of Decatur board chair, and Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett — are asking the public to urge state lawmakers and Gov. Brian Kemp to "fully fund" Georgia's schools and prioritize teacher vaccinations for COVID-19.
During the Decatur Business Association's State of the City and State of Schools event Tuesday, White and Garrett both asked Decatur residents to push their legislators to prioritize pre-K-12 education in the 2021-22 fiscal year, despite coronavirus-related budget cuts to education in the governor's proposed FY 2022 budget.