I Didn't Expect to See This About Local Schools

In doing some research for this web page, I found some interesting material when I conducted a Google search, "Lilburn Crime Statistics." The search brought up what I was looking for, as well as pages on Lilburn demographics, home values, and registered sex offenders. What I didn't expect to see was listed on Lilburn Elementary School for this search and later on.

Since all my children went through Lilburn Middle School, I had to find out what was going on. The website was from SchoolDigger.com and at first glance I didn't see anything relating to crime. However, on second glance it jumped out at me. This school is at the bottom of the barrel in education for the state of Georgia, ranked 361 out of 467 middle schools.

Lilburn Elementary School didn't fare any better. It ranked 783 out of 1,097 schools, and Hopkins, another Lilburn-area elementary school that my children attended, ranked 807th. 

Gwinnett County Schools, overall, is doing a good job compared to other school districts in the state. It's ranked 24th out of 156 districts. So, what the heck is going on in Lilburn?

Now here's where it gets really pathetic. Georgia scrapes the bottom of the barrel when compared to the rest of the 50 states in education. 

According to wiki.answers.com:

• Georgia ranks 45th based on SAT scores
• Georgia ranks 41st based on Morgan Quinto Smartest State (2006-2007)
• Georgia ranks 47th based on Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High School Students

So, when you think about it, this is truly a crime being perpetuated against children in our Lilburn schools.  

Perhaps we should give special recognition to the “professional educators” in these schools, too.  Think of their accomplishments – being instrumental in their school’s position as one of the worst schools in one of the worst states in education.

Now, there’s a line item for a resume! 

What do you think?

Scott is President/Owner of the Liburn security company Aegis Technology.  www.aegis-technology.com