Georgia School for the Deaf

Georgia School for the Deaf
Fannin Hall, formerly a part of the GSD, is now the city hall of Cave Spring. One of the earliest buildings of the old GSP campus, it was used as a field hospital for American Civil War soldiers.[1]
Address
Map
232 Perry Farm Road SW

,
30124

United States
Information
TypeSchool for the deaf, state school
Established1846; 178 years ago (1846)
DirectorKenney Moore
PrincipalLeslie Jackson
GradesPK-12
EnrollmentApprox. 75 students (2020)
Color(s)Green and gold   
MascotTiger
Team nameTigers
LanguagesAmerican Sign Language, English
Websitewww.gsdweb.org

Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD) is a public residential school for the deaf. GSD provides comprehensive education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students between the ages of three and twenty-two. Located in Cave Spring, Georgia, United States, the school offers day and residential programs which meet the academic, social and physical needs of students in a bilingual (American Sign Language and English) environment.[2][3] It was established in 1846 and is one of three public state schools operated by the Georgia Department of Education.[4]

  1. ^ "Cave Spring's historic Fannin Hall reopens renewed". Rome News-Tribune. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ Georgia School for the Deaf http://www.gsdweb.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "State Schools". Georgia Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  4. ^ "GA Department of Education". Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved 31 August 2020.