Atlanta school board delays Drew vote

Atlanta school board members voted Monday to delay until next month a decision on Drew Charter School's plans to expand.

Drew Charter wants to build a $55 million high school in southeast Atlanta, where it runs an early- and middle-grades program. Plans are to open the 200,000-square-foot high school in 2013-14 with 100 freshmen and add one class per year until the school reaches 600 students in 2023.

Superintendent Erroll Davis recommended the school's plans be denied because Atlanta Public Schools has 6,200 empty seats at the high school level. Board members voted to table the issue to allow more time to review information on the school's plan.