Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in 2022 to serve on the governing panel of Georgia’s most populous county, is warning her constituents – as well as anyone else paying attention— to, in her words, be careful about “disinformation.”
Specifically, she writes in a Facebook post: “In our most recent (Commission) meetings, we have had discussion about ‘potential’ federal grant cuts. It was brought up that $1 billion was cut from schools for mental health. Fulton County did not have this grant; therefore, we were not affected. Fulton County provides mental health services in the schools. We contract Summit Counseling.”
“Nonetheless,” the commissioner continues, “the Federal School Mental Health Grant had a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) component where non-white counselors were required to be hired. According to the Education Department this grant will not be cut; it will be “re-envisioned and re-competed” to support ALL students”.
Thorne emphasizes “the simple fact is that any grant that treats people differently because of their race amounts to discrimination. In education, DEI has often been used to discriminate against white and Asian American students. Perhaps with the new re-envisioned grant, Fulton County can partake” “Meanwhile,” she cautions, “watch out for disinformation.”
