This weekend, hundreds of local parents will be going back to school. But they won't be going to watch their children compete in sporting events or perform in theatrical presentations. They'll be attending class. On Saturday morning, Garrison Elementary School will be transformed into a miniature campus for adults. Parents will be considered graduates of the program after earning a total of six credits this Saturday and in a similar session on March 25.
Parents can obtain up to four credits during each session.
Those who obtain eight credits will graduate with honors and receive special recognition at an April graduation ceremony. It's a positive sign. Parent University was originally implemented in South Fulton County during recent years. In early 1999, Savannah-Chatham County Public School officials and representatives of the local Interracial Interfaith Community began discussing the possibility of putting a Parent University here. The program became a reality after the Board of Education approved it in October 1999.