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Triggered by at least one complaint against the school board, Gwinnett County s public-school accreditation will be reviewed a year early. (Jim Massara / Patch)
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA Prompted by multiple complaints including at least one about the school board the agency responsible for accrediting Gwinnett County s public schools will conduct a special review later this month.
The review is scheduled for June 13-16, said Mariama Tyler, spokesperson for accreditation agency Cognia. It will be conducted virtually, Tyler said, with a thorough review of evidence and interviews with administrators, staff, board members and community members to determine whether there are any violations of Cognia standards.
Disagreements in the Gwinnett County Public Schools over the district’s decision to continue with in-person learning have some parents worried the school system’s accreditation could be at risk. COVID-19 cases are down in Gwinnett, but they’re still higher than experts recommend to reopen schools. The district shifted to online learning during the week of Jan. 19-22 to give teachers who had contracted COVID-19 time to quarantine before returning to their classrooms.
The In-Person vs. Remote Debate
Some board members raised concerns about resuming in-person learning. However, the board doesn’t decide whether schools close. The superintendent does. Gwinnett’s Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks has said students will continue to have the option to learn face-to-face for now. (They can opt for remote learning if they want.)