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APS Board Approves Portable Classrooms at Inman

Redistricting plan includes closing seven schools in the district

The fields at will look a bit different next school year.

Between six and eight portable classrooms — also known as trailers — will be installed at the Virginia-Highland middle school to alleviate overcrowding.

The Atlanta Public Schools board of education approved a redistricting plan Tuesday night that includes sending students from Hope-Hill Elementary in Old Fourth Ward to Inman and adding portables on campus to create more space for classrooms.

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Inman currently houses Centennial, Mary-Lin, Morningside, and Springdale Park Elementary students.

Previous proposals included a  at either Cook Elementary or Coan Middle to feed into Inman.

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Parents and residents in all communities impacted vehemently opposed both plans.

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