The City of Atlanta on Dec. 7 announced a joint meeting between the City Council and Atlanta Board of Education to discuss drafts of plans to rezone some schools and close others.
The meeting is set for Dec. 12, at 9 a.m. at the Atlanta BOE office located at 130 Trinity Avenue, S.W. in the Center for Learning and Leading Auditorium. The drafts of potential rezoning plans did not go over well with Buckhead parents during a recent forum at North Atlanta High School. The proposed changes would mean students at E. Rivers Elementary might be zoned to Bolton Academy, and some Bolton students might be zoned to Scott Elementary.
“It is our hope that we will sit down again as elected officials to gather more information and discuss the need for changing the composition and makeup of our city schools,” said Atlanta Councilwoman Felicia A. Moore said in a press release. “This City Council wishes to provide accurate information to constituents regarding APS plans when asked. Frankly some parents are worried that their neighborhood school could shut its doors.”
The draft plans do call for several school closures to deal with balancing schools with dwindling enrollment with schools that are overcrowded.
