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Says, " Our schools in District 2 need immediate attention to ensure they are safe places for our students/teachers/staff. The attention must be on both operational upgrades and intentionality to social and emotional supports inside our schools".

Supports additional mental health and wellness days for staff.

Says, "Teachers/staff must know that their rights will not be violated or retaliated when they submit a grievance for investigation \[to HR]".

- Says, " Our schools in District 2 need immediate attention to ensure they are safe places for our students/teachers/staff. The attention must be on both operational upgrades and intentionality to social and emotional supports inside our schools".
- Supports additional mental health and wellness days for staff. 
- Says, "Teachers/staff must know that their rights will not be violated or retaliated when they submit a grievance for investigation \[to HR]".

Teacher Recruitment

Wants to run a complete an audit of the assets and needs of each school in order to understand how to achieve learning equity for students in different schools.

Wants to increase access to school choice.

Supported the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind standards.

- Wants to run a complete an audit of the assets and needs of each school in order to understand how to achieve learning equity for students in different schools.
- Wants to increase access to school choice.
- Supported the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind standards.

School Curriculum

Wants to increase "the support and curriculum enhancement towards Career, Technology, Agricultural (“CTAE”) programming".

Supports offering programming for different careers and skillsets.

Says, "Additionally, I would expand opportunities for our early learners as well as improve their curriculum to be more technology-driven. Statistics show that early learning for pre-K learners is the best way to set students up for success.

- Wants to increase "the support and curriculum enhancement towards Career, Technology, Agricultural (“CTAE”) programming". 
- Supports offering programming for different careers and skillsets. 
- Says, "Additionally, I would expand opportunities for our early learners as well as improve their curriculum to be more technology-driven. Statistics show that early learning for pre-K learners is the best way to set students up for success.

College & Career Readiness

Plans to implement a moratorium of expelling students from school and establishing a restorative justice model for discipline.

Says, "A complete revamp of the District’s discipline process that should be based on restorative practices versus punitive processes."

Wants to fully finance school counselor positions and " bring in social and emotional support programs" to help decrease school violence.

Says, "I have worked to keep kids in school by taking pro-bono cases to make certain student’s due process rights are not violated".

- Plans to implement a moratorium of expelling students from school and establishing a restorative justice model for discipline.
- Says, "A complete revamp of the District’s discipline process that should be based on restorative practices versus punitive processes."
- Wants to fully finance school counselor positions and " bring in social and emotional support programs" to help decrease school violence. 
- Says, "I have worked to keep kids in school by taking pro-bono cases to make certain student’s due process rights are not violated".

School Violence

Candice D. McKinley

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As of May 14, 2025, Steven Bowden did not have a website or any information online.

Steven Bowden

As of March 25, 2022, Wendy Hamilton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for special needs programming in schools.

- Advocates for special needs programming in schools.
- Prioritizes equity in the classroom.

Wendy Hamilton

As of May 14, 2025, Whitney McGinnis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Whitney McGinnis

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

DeKalb County Board of Education Member, District 2

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Teacher Recruitment

School Curriculum

College & Career Readiness

School Violence