D-day for DeKalb: State board considers fate of school board Thursday
The state Board of Education will hold a hearing Thursday on the fate of the fractious DeKalb school board, which was the subject of a devastating critique by the district’s accreditation agency.
Last month, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accused DeKalb officials of engaging in bickering and nepotism while letting district finances collapse. SACS placed the district on probation. The probation could lead to full loss of accreditation if the many problems found by SACS in its six-month review are not corrected in one year.
But the school board may suffer more immediate repercussions from the probationary status.
Under a new state law, the state Board of Education can recommend that the governor suspend members of the
Last month, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accused DeKalb officials of engaging in bickering and nepotism while letting district finances collapse. SACS placed the district on probation. The probation could lead to full loss of accreditation if the many problems found by SACS in its six-month review are not corrected in one year.
But the school board may suffer more immediate repercussions from the probationary status.
Under a new state law, the state Board of Education can recommend that the governor suspend members of the