The election year posturing begins. Here is a link to the house education committee page that details the latest iteration of this bill that could potentially punish schools for teaching about the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Schools would be penalized 20% of their budget should they run afoul of this law, if it passes. It cannot pass. See the call to action below. Please note: In 2020, the education budget was cut $950 million. Is this another attempt to trim the education budget? Our education system funding needs to be restored.

Our children deserve an honest and accurate education that enables them to learn from mistakes of our past to help create a better future. Teachers want to provide every child an accurate and quality education, while some politicians want to exclude certain kids, denying their schools funding and writing people who look like them out of our history books. We must join together to contact our lawmakers. Our schools must be places where every child belongs and can thrive. Our schools also need to be funded to ensure that all Georgia’s children reach their potential.

Contact the lawmakers on the education committee either by email or phone – tell them you oppose HB 888 and that education funding in Georgia needs to be restored.

MattDubnikChair29Rmatt.dubnik@house.ga.gov(404) 656-7857
ChrisErwinVice Chair28Rchris.erwin@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0188
DaveBeltonSecretary112Rdave.belton@house.ga.gov(404) 656-3947
TommyBenton31Rtommy.benton@house.ga.gov(404) 656-5126
WesCantrell22Rwes.cantrell@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0152
DoreenCarter92Ddoreen.carter@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0220
MikeCheokas138Rmike.cheokas@house.ga.gov(404) 463-7853
TerryEngland116Rterry.england@house.ga.gov(404) 463-2247
BeckyEvans83Dbecky.evans@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0109
MikeGlanton75Dmike.glanton@house.ga.gov(404) 657-1803
DewayneHill3Rdewayne.hill@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0325
Henry “Wayne”Howard124Dwayne.howard@house.ga.gov(404) 656-6372
RickJasperse11Rrick.jasperse@house.ga.gov(404) 656-7153
JanJones47Rjan.jones@house.ga.gov(404) 656-5072
ToddJones25Rtodd.jones@house.ga.gov(404) 463-2246
DominicLaRiccia169Rdominic.lariccia@house.ga.gov(404) 651-7737
MeshaMainor56Dmesha.mainor@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0126
BeeNguyen89Dbee.nguyen@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0314
RandyNix69Rrandy.nix@house.ga.gov(404) 656-5146
MiriamParis142Dmiriam.paris@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0109
BonnieRich97Rbonnie.rich@house.ga.gov(404) 656-5087
EdSetzler35Red.setzler@house.ga.gov(404) 656-5143
WillWade9Rwill.wade@house.ga.gov(404) 656-0188
MatthewWilson80matthew.wilson@house.ga.gov(404) 656-6372