Gwinnett Schools Launch New TV Program for Parents

Margaret Cheeley, a teacher at Collins Hill High in Suwanee, will host a new program Monday evening on GCPS TV, the school system's educational channel.

"ParenTVision" helps to educate parents about 21st century issues facing their children today, according to a news release. The show is a collaboration between the school system’s Broadcast and Distance Learning and Advisement and Counseling departments. 

 “It’s never easy being a parent, but with the technology aspects of today, the challenges facing parents are greater than ever,” says Greg LaHatte, GCPS’ director of broadcast and distance learning. “ParenTVision is our way of helping parents understand what their children are dealing with.”

Topics covered in the first program include connecting to schools via new technology; Facebook and its appeal to teens; the college search process; changes in the HOPE scholarship program; and a look at how much sleep students are getting. The show will air each day this week, December 12 – 18, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The show will be available on Charter (ch. 22), Comcast (ch. 24 or 26). Programming is also accessible via live video stream at www.gcpstv.org.