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Vanessa McCray

After opposing law, Atlanta school board OKs divisive concepts rules

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Board of Education on Monday finalized a policy that details how the district will investigate if a parent complains about how divisive concepts involving race are taught.

A new state law, opposed by Atlanta Public Schools officials and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in the spring, bars teachers from asserting the superiority of one race or saying such things as the United States is fundamentally racist.

House Bill 1084 also mandates that school systems develop a complaint resolution process to handle alleged violations.

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