Monday, February 25, 2013
School health officials do not know what caused the itching.
Reports have surfaced that at least 21 Brown Middle School students have been taken to Hughes-Spalding Hospital due to severe itching. Most of the children transported were all in the same class, yet it is still unclear what has caused the itching. 11Alive reports that, "officials said there were no hives or rashes reported, but a lot of itching among the students." The transferring of those affected students to the hospital was taken as a precaution. The school day was not affected in any other way. Calls to Brown Middle School were not answered. Cascade Patch has seen a tweet saying that most of the students affected were in the science room at the time. @VidiLuke Luke Carter #ATL PD and fire department on scene at Brown middle …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Officials confirm that the pistol seen outside the school turned out to be a plastic BB gun.
According to all accounts, it was students and fast acting parents that alerted authorities of the possible danger due to a weapon on campus. As students began filing into the building at Brown Middle School, a group of students noticed a 6th grade student with what they thought was a pistol. According to WSB, the students yelled "Kid has a gun' and parents saw what was happening and so the police were called." This 6th grader apparently tossed the gun into the bushes as he entered the school and went to class as normal. Authorities were able to eventually recover the gun and pulled the student out of class to talk with police and school administers. Because the BB gun never made it onto campus, it is unlikely that the student will face …
Friday, January 13, 2012
Continental Colony Elementary and Brown and Bunche Middle are among the 13 Atlanta Public Schools to earn Georgia Title 1 Distinguished Schools recognition this year.
Three southwest Atlanta schools and one near west side school are among the thirteen APS traditional schools and charter schools to earn the Georgia Department of Education Title 1 Distinguished Schools designation. Continental Colony Elementary School, Brown Middle School and Bunche Middle School all make the list this year. KIPP "WAYS" West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy at 80 Joseph Lowery, just north of the Cascade Patch area, also received the distinction. A total of 824 Georgia schools earned the designation this year, based on their success in achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for at least three consecutive years, according to a news release from the district. AYP is a federal measure of academic achievement covering various …
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Brown Middle School
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Ralph Bunche Middle School
1925 Niskey Lake Rd SW, Atlanta, GA
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Continental Colony Elementary School
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