The DeKalb County School District is overhauling its Student Assignment Project that was initially slated to close dozens of schools.
The overhaul, first discussed at the Student Assignment Project Committee meeting on April 29 and reported by Decaturish on April 30, received an official district announcement on May 5. The project will now focus on cluster-based community engagement.
The decision follows more than 10,000 community feedback submissions, with the majority of submissions opposing school closures.
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