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Davis explains redistricting recommendations

Atlanta Public Schools board approves redistricting recommendations on Tuesday

Did you miss Tuesday’s Atlanta Board of Education meeting in which the board approved Superintendent Erroll B. Davis Jr.'s redistricting recommendations?

If so, for a recap of the minute-by-minute event and highlights, please click on .

The board decided to close seven schools and create nine clusters of elementary, middle and high schools to increase enrollment in undercapacity schools and provide additional resources to students, according to a news release on the meeting from APS spokesperson Keith Bromery.
   
The board removed F.L. Stanton, D.H. Stanton and Towns elementary schools from Davis' proposed closure list.

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The attached videos by East Atlanta Patch editor Péralte Paul show the APS board's final vote and Davis' explanation of his recommendations.

The meeting grew contentious at times, including an incident when a man in the audience tried to jump on stage and was escorted from the building. Here is a YouTube video of the incident.

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- Buckhead Patch Editor Louis Mayeux contributed to this story


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