Decatur School Board will discuss closing a K-2 school

A rectangular building with large windows and a white, modern exterior. There are bars over the windows on the top floor.
Elizabeth Wilson School Support Center, City Schools of Decatur. (Dean Hesse/Decaturish)

DECATUR, Ga. — The Decatur School Board will meet Oct. 14 to discuss potentially closing a K-2 school and redistricting to balance enrollment following a steady decline.

The decline, which has been occurring across metro Atlanta, has left the district’s K-2 facilities underutilized.

No specific school is officially under consideration, and no decision will be made on Oct. 14. The presentation, however, does list that on Oct. 16, a letter will go out to announce the K-2 school closure and redistricting. There will be two public hearings on Oct. 29 and Nov. 13.