Education
Education

School board committee to discuss bus scheduling and other policies

By Ty Tagami
Oct 2, 2012

The DeKalb County school board’s policy committee will meet Wednesday to discuss a dozen proposed policy changes.

The public can comment at the meeting, where polices from student fines to bus scheduling and staff rights are up for review.

See the agenda at www.dekalb.k12.ga.us (the website listed an incorrect meeting date as of Tuesday morning; officials confirmed it is Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.). Location: 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

Follow Ty Tagami on facebookFollow Ty Tagami on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

An electric bus is seen parked outside of Stone Mountain Middle School in DeKalb County on Jan. 8, 2024. The buses will be back on the road as a new school year starts in Georgia. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Five issues to watch during the new school year in Georgia

From school safety to cellphone bans, here are five major issues Georgia students and parents should know about as the 2025-26 school year begins.

Georgia educators wait and see how federal cuts will hit schools

In first six months, Trump administration has issued sweeping cuts and directives that affect K-12 education across the country.

Georgia’s childhood vaccination rates have dropped. Doctors are worried.

Georgia's MMR vaccination rates for kindergarteners have fallen from 93.6% in 2019-20 to 88.4% in 2023-24, pushing children further from the 95% rate needed for herd immunity.

The Latest

King Taylor, 13, gets a back-to-school vaccine shot at Clifton Springs Health Center in Decatur on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. DeKalb's health centers have extended their hours on certain days so that families can get the vaccines they need before school starts. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

Georgia’s childhood vaccination rates have dropped. Doctors are worried.

Georgia educators wait and see how federal cuts will hit schools

Five issues to watch during the new school year in Georgia

Featured

Tom Cousins, then president and CEO of Cousins Properties, looks out from his office to the former CNN Center. Cousins built the property as one of his many Atlanta development projects. (Andy Sharp/AJC FILE)

Credit: ANDY SHARP / AJC FILE

Tom Cousins, joyful developer who shaped lives and Atlanta’s skyline, dies

Tom Cousins, who reshaped Atlanta's skyline and brought pro basketball and hockey to the city, dies at 93. He was also a legendary philanthropist and political influencer.

After Acuña’s injury, how much worse can things get for the Braves?

The Braves’ 2025 season continues to spiral as Ronald Acuña Jr. suffers another injury and the team faces a possible 100-loss year.

Five issues to watch during the new school year in Georgia

From school safety to cellphone bans, here are five major issues Georgia students and parents should know about as the 2025-26 school year begins.