A Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday granted a 4 month delay in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating trial against former superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall. That means the trial will start in August instead of this month. Attorneys for Hall called for a delay due to Hall’s medical condition. She has Stage IV breast cancer.
Hall is one of 13 defendants. She’s charged with racketeering, theft by taking, giving a false statement and submitting a false document. Prosecutors allege Hall and the other 12 defendants were involved in cheating on the 2009 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, but Hall maintains her innocence.
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