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Parents File Complaint Against the DeKalb School System

It remains unclear how or if the complaint will have any effect on the board's decision.

A group of parents filed a complaint against the DeKalb County School System and have asked a judge for a moratorium on the school board’s decision Monday night to close eight schools and redraw district lines.

It remains unclear how or if the complaint will have any effect on the school system's plans to close the schools and reset attendance zones, which will bring students from Avondale Estates to .

Latasha Walker of Lithonia and three other DeKalb County parents said the school system planned its decision without “community, parent, and student participation,” according to the complaint filed in DeKalb County Superior Court on Monday.

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The parents have requested an audit of operations and details of how the decision to close schools and redistrict others was made.

“The county listens in public input meetings, however they as a district fail to listen and proactively implement concerns, as they have failed to make all schools great no matter the level of income and participation,” according to the complaint.

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DeKalb residents Latasha Walker, Kim Ault, Kendall London and Annette Davis Jackson were listed on the complaint.

John Evans of the DeKalb NAACP also is listed in the document. However, when reached for comment, Evans said his name was used without his permission and he has asked that it be removed from the complaint.

Patch was unable to reach Walker, the lead plaintiff, or school system officials for comment.


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