APS broadens lineup for employee hearings

The Atlanta school board Monday increased the pool of tribunal members in preparation for the influx in employee hearings related to the state cheating investigation. Tribunal members hear employee disciplinary cases and submit recommendations to the school board for a final decision. A tribunal must consist of three to five impartial persons with academic expertise. The new members are: Jeffrey L. Bramlett, George Caponigro, Sonia Doswell, Melvin Johnson, Delores Knight, Patricia Lake, Charles R. Mason, Frances Wilson Pinkston, Janis C. Reid, Patricia Stewart, Linda Schwamlein, Margaret B. Schick, Annette R. Waller, and JoAnn Williams-West.