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School board members to be sworn in

By Ty Tagami
Jan 4, 2013

The DeKalb County School District will swear in new board members at 3 p.m. Monday.

Marshall D. Orson, James L. ‘Jim’ McMahan and Melvin Johnson, elected last year, will take their oath of office. Pamela A. Speaks, who was re-elected, will also be sworn in, for another term.

The ceremony is in the J. David Williamson Board Room at the Robert R. Freeman Administrative & Instructional Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain.

About the Author

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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