Rebekah Cohen Morris
l’m passionate about public education, especially its role in fighting poverty. Education gives people a chance to succeed, even when the odds are stacked against them.
Rebekah taught English for six years at Berkmar High School in Gwinnett County Public Schools and for two years at Cross Keys High School in the DeKalb County School District (both Title I schools). During her time as a teacher, she coached volleyball and basketball, served as the Co-President for the Berkmar High School PTSA, participated as the teacher liaison on the School Council at Cross Keys High School, and helped spark the student-led initiative Unify BuHi.
In the past, she has also worked for the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) doing advocacy and civic/community engagement. She has served on the Board of Directors for Presencia, a non-profit located on Buford Highway that exists to provide economic, educational, and social support to refugees and immigrants through after-school programs, job creation, and leadership development. In addition to this work, she has also worked for the Atlanta Children’s Shelter and for the Latin American Association teen summer program.
Throughout the past few years, she has spent her time co-founding Vecinos with an incredible group of Cross Keys cluster students, alumni, and residents to establish a community association within the apartment complexes along Buford Highway. The idea of vecinos or neighbors working alongside one another is integral to the idea of a strong, healthy community.
This year, Rebekah begins studying law at Georgia State University. She also serves on the Doraville City Council.
Rebekah lives in Doraville, Georgia, with her husband, Andrew Morris, who works for the Metro Water District at the Atlanta Regional Commission. She has two beautiful daughters.
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December 3, 2016 at 7:32 am
Would Dr. Green support a delay? If not, are there enough board members willing to vote to delay? I guess we will find out Monday.
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December 3, 2016 at 7:36 am
Also as a Dunwoody HS parent during the renovation this letter refers to, the DHS community was lied to ( yes I’ll go there) about what DHS would receive. This has not been forgotten.
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December 3, 2016 at 8:50 am
I would also note that the DHS school council is requesting clarification and information not its support for Option B.
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December 3, 2016 at 7:33 pm
@pcaldarella: Confused about your last point. DHS is wanting clarification and information. But, is not specifically against the Option B as listed in the project list?
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