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Forsyth County principal apologizes after guest author used the word "gay" during presentation to elementary students
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Sharon Elementary Principal Brian Nelson sent a letter to families on Monday, Aug. 21, apologizing after a guest author told students that the subject of his book was gay. Photo courtesy of Forsyth County School.
Sabrina Kerns
Forsyth County News
Updated: Aug 23, 2023, 8:21 PM
Published: Aug 22, 2023, 7:45 PM
A Forsyth County elementary principal sent an apology to families on Monday after an author visiting with fifth graders at the school said one of the subjects of his book was “gay.”
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Here’s who won the $10,000 Duck Dive 2025 raffle
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Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Mitch Young selects a rubber duck from the Cumming Aquatic Center’s lazy river for the Forsyth County Education Foundation’s Duck Dive on Friday, March 28, 2025. - photo by Sophie Ralph
Travis Jaudon
Forsyth County News
Published: Mar 28, 2025, 7:45 PM
On a sunny spring afternoon, a crowd of education and community leaders came together to go diving at the Cumming Aquatic Center – for rubber ducks.
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