Is it fair to hold former high school students accountable for passing a test the state has since decided is no longer relevant? Thousands of Georgians lack a high school diploma because they failed a portion of the discarded Georgia High School Graduation Test. I discuss the Legislature’s proposal to free those students from the testing requirement, and readers weigh in with their views on the issue. In a guest column, the Druid Hills High School student body president says the proposed annexation into Atlanta threatens the qualities that made the school so effective and enriching.

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Apartment complex community members look at the stuffed animals, snacks and drinks that rest at the base of a basketball goal with balloons in memoriam of Ja’Nylen Greggs in Atlanta on Friday, June 20, 2025. The apartment complex community is mourning 12-year-old Greggs after he was killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. (Abbey Cutrer / AJC)

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