Lucy McBath actually said...

"the pain which no one in this room should ever, ever have to face."

"This number has really remained virtually unchanged since the last study was conducted in 2015. And across the State of Georgia, you know that number is even higher in the total of nearly 40,000 child..."

"I think everyone here kind of agree that children are absolutely our future, and it's our responsibility as legislators of us that are here today to ensure that every child gets the quality education ..."

"When kids skip school, we need solutions that put our students back in the classroom, not in the courtroom."