DeKalb school board to consider eliminating positions

The DeKalb County school board has scheduled a meeting Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. to consider cutting positions.

The board will consider a "reduction in force" of up to 120 paraprofessional positions and 250 teacher positions. This comes atop 412 positions eliminated June 28, including paraprofessionals, media clerks, media specialists, interpreters, school resource officers, central office workers and bus monitors.

Meeting location: 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain.

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