Clayton County Primary Run-Off Voter Guide 2020
School Board District 7
Judy Johnson (D) Incumbent
• Running for a 3rd term
• Opposed to vote-by-mail
• Believes prayer should be put back in school
• Against abortion and believes the people who receive them are “baby murders”
• Feels we are living through Revelations and “the line between right and wrong has slowly been erased by society, television, pop culture”
• Supports free lunches
• Devout Christian and posts on her Facebook page indicates she will use it to influence school policy
• Posts “I support Law Enforcement.” graphics on Facebook and believes the schools police officers are mentors for the schools
Sabrina Hill (D)
• Substitute teacher and as a volunteer at Clayton County Public Schools
• Worked for 35 years in city, local, and state government with the last 20 years in the Judicial System and has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Criminal Justice.
• Currently Serves on the: Saint Leo University Advisory Committee for Human Services; Board of Directors for DeKalb County Benevolent Funds Committee; Human Services Department Grant Review Committee; Hostess Board at Light of Joy church.
• The most pressing issue facing public education is the inequitable distribution of public school funds. There needs to be education reform at the state level to prevent funding inequities that hinder many children from receiving the quality education that they deserve.
• Ranks school funding priorities as: 1. Teacher Salaries, 2. Technology Integration 3. Facility Upkeep
• Supports daily on-site nurses, social workers and counselors at schools, theme school and charter school education, and the newly proposed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Believes the district should recruit at Historically Black Colleges and Universities as well as other diverse higher learning environments.
• Wants to expand trade professions of heating and air, plumbing, electrician, brick masonry and sheet metal journey men reduce the overuse of exclusionary discipline practices.
• Opposed to the Opportunity School District (OSD) referendum proposal, common core and unnecessary assessment testing.
