Neglected Cross Keys High School

Metro Atlanta

The planned renovation of Cross Keys High School is meant to erase decades of decline at the DeKalb County campus,

Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County has suffered years of neglect. A renovation project plagued by delays is now beginning. Air conditioning units are to be installed in this area.

A classroom at Cross Keys. Built in the 1950s on North Druid Hills Road, the campus sits on about 40 acres just west of I-85. The city of Atlanta s glitzy Buckhead business district is just around the corner.

A crack on the exterior of the school building.

The physical condition of Cross Keys includes cracks, rust and wear -- and a hole in the floor above the school's gym.

A rusty steel beam is exposed. The school draws students from a zone squeezed between those of DeKalb s Chamblee and Lakeside high schools -- coveted by families as two of the state s best -- and follows Buford Highway, an area that has historically been home to immigrant families.

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Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County has suffered years of neglect. A renovation project plagued by delays is now beginning. Air conditioning units are to be installed in this area.

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