Two community meetings will be held at Atlanta's D.H. Stanton Elementary and Towns Elementary to discuss the recommendation to close these schools at the end of the school year. The meetings will be held at the respective schools on Thursday and Monday at 6:30 p.m. Parents and community members can also submit feedback by emailing apsredistricting@atlantapublicschools.us. The Atlanta school board is expected to vote on the redistricting plan Tuesday.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)