Heritage Preparatory Academy, a charter school in southwest Atlanta, is accepting applications for sixth- and seventh-graders for the 2012-13 school year. The school, located near Greenbriar Mall, is in its first year and has 120 sixth-graders. Plans are to add a grade each year through eighth grade. Interested parents can attend an open house on Thursday at 7 p.m. Information: 678-399-2810 or heritageprepcharter.org.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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