DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County is considering new options for both overcrowded and under-enrolled schools which means some students will be uprooted from their schools.
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The plan was released ahead of public comment sessions that will start next week. The district says they have not made any decisions, yet.
The most recent plan will move students at Cary Reynolds to other schools.
One parent who is a former teacher talked about the impact with Channel 2 Action News.
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“It’s a huge, huge thing in DeKalb County. It’s huge thing in our community,” said Crystal O’Neil who, like her four children, attended DeKalb County schools.
Dekalb County Schools released its latest proposal as a district focuses on addressing overcrowding and under-enrolled schools.
It is part of what the county is calling its Student Assignment Project.
The second round of the engagement session proposes options for elementary school changes.
The proposal would redistributed students at Cary Reynolds Elementary. There will be three different proposals on where those students will go, and if it will impact redistributing students at other schools.
The plan also addresses overcrowding at Ashford Park Elementary and Montgomery Elementary.
Parents say the proposals are already having impacts in some neighborhoods.
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