School board reduction may have to wait
Lawmakers from DeKalb County met Monday to discuss a mandatory reduction in the number of school board members, and seemed to agree that the best course is to delay, said Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver.
Oliver, D-Decatur, served on a committee that studied the effects of delaying implementation until 2015. A law passed last year mandates a reduction from nine board members to seven or fewer by Jan. 1.
"We seem to be working towards a delay," Oliver said, adding that a fundamental issue remains unresolved: the shape of a map with districts for seven board members.
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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.
