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School board candidates' forum at Arabia Mountain High School

By Ty Tagami
July 9, 2012

Candidates for four DeKalb County school board posts are expected to attend a public forum July 19 at Arabia Mountain High School.

The event is sponsored by the parent-teacher-student association of the school, which draws students county-wide.

The forum is from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 6610 Browns Mill Road, Lithonia. The election is July 31.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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