One of the key figures in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating scandal is scheduled to plead guilty Friday and begin cooperating with prosecutors, say individuals closely familiar with ongoing plea negotiations.
Christopher Waller, the former principal at Parks Middle School, will admit to wrongdoing before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter. Baxter set a Friday deadline to be the last time he will accept negotiated pleas. For this reason, other former educators are expected to plead guilty on Friday as well.
One of Waller’s lawyers, Don Samuel, declined comment Thursday.
On Monday, former APS human resources director Millicent Few became the 19th defendant charged in the racketeering case to plead guilty. As of Thursday, 15 defendants remained charged in the conspiracy case scheduled to go to trial this spring.
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