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APS Superintendent: Real Redistricting Issues are Middle Schools

"We have 10,000 middle school students. We can't put 10,000 students in Inman and Sutton." - APS Superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. said this week that the "real issue" in the redistricting process is at the middle school level.

"We have 10,000 middle school students," Davis said. "We can’t put 10,000 students in Inman and Sutton."

In a wide-ranging interview with Patch editors Monday morning, Davis discussed the at , and , among other topics.

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Later Monday, Davis and the board met with the Atlanta City Council to discuss updates on the redistricting process and Patch will have more on that meeting later today.

When asked directly by Patch about how the proposals address capacity issues at , Davis said he is unsure.

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Watch both videos attached for more comments from Davis about capacity at the middle school level. Hear more from Davis .

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