School media centers to lose staff
DeKalb County school officials will ask state school Superintendent John Barge to waive a requirement for minimum staffing of school media centers.
On June 28, the DeKalb school board voted to eliminate 25 media specialsists and 28 media clerks to save $2.6 million. Some centers will have "only part-time coverage throughout the school day," according to a letter to Barge that the DeKalb school board approved sending on Monday.
Georgia law allows waivers from state requirements in cases of "substantial hardship," and DeKalb argues that it's revenue declines qualify it for a waiver.
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.
