The memorial service for Beverly Hall, former Atlanta schools superintendent, will be held Tuesday afternoon, according to her obituary.
Hall, 68, died March 2 from breast cancer. At the time of her death, criminal charges were pending against Hall, alleging she orchestrated a scheme to inflate achievement test scores for thousands of students. Hall strongly denied any wrongdoing while too ill to stand trial.
“If I’m guilty of anything,” she said, “I’m guilty of assuming that the teachers could teach so the students could learn. … The superintendent is accountable, but the superintendent is not responsible.”
Hall’s memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at The Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. The Right Rev. Robert C. Wright, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, will preside. He will be assisted by Hall’s pastor, the Rev. Patricia Templeton, rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Sisters By Choice (sistersbychoice.org), an organization that provides breast cancer education and support services, at 5910 Hillandale Drive, Ste: 104, Lithonia, 30058. Hall was a board member for the charity, which posted its condolences on its website.
Hall is survived by her husband, Luis, and a son, Jason.
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