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School system chiefs to meet parents

By Ty Tagami
March 12, 2012

The new cabinet for Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will greet parents at a March 21 meeting of the Emory LaVista Parent Council.

Nine deputy superintendents and departmental chiefs for the DeKalb County School District are expected to attend the event at Druid Hills Middle School, 3100 Mt. Olive Dr., Decatur.

The event begins at 9:15 a.m., with refreshments served half an hour earlier.

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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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