The Lakeside Cluster held a meeting last week and one of the advertized questions was tthat of forming a charter cluster--however, a comment by a contributor who attended the meeting didn't say whether the charter idea was raised or not.

I'm looking for someone from the group to make a report on the meeting--as apparently the Druid Hills group has done.

Will this be public or private? For profit or non-profit?

I have a feeling the Dekalb school board is ultimately going to win their battle, but lose the war. This nonsense has been the straw that broke the camels back for most parents. Cityhood movements, charter clusters, cityhood school districts....all coming to a neighborhood near you.

The only saving grace, if any, will be if there is a landslide election-based reversal of course in 2014 for the Dekalb Board. The county residents and it's leaders must get together and understand there is nothing 'racist' about wanting excellence for your child's education. And there is nothing ethical or admirable about the job the current board has done. The loudest complaints may be coming from the northside, but involved parents on the south end of Dekalb are also mad about the current state of affairs. Sadly, their voices seem to get squashed by the louder race-baiting ones. It is only in the best interest of south Dekalb to demand a better board and better leadership...if not, the new cities, charter schools and city school districts are going to leave south Dekalb students with little tax income to support their schools. And they'll only have themselves to blame for not seeing beyond color.

I have been perplexed that a few residents of North Dekalb as they "love" to refer to themselves are the only individuals upset and speaking out regarding the state of educational affairs in Dekalb County. It is extremely rude and ironic that it has been stated on the news and even in the comments here that those apparently in "South Dekalb" will be the only ones affected educationally and economically. As a resident of South Dekalb, this is an issue that I thought affects all of Dekalb County and just one entity or area. Residents in "South Dekalb" are just as vested in the affairs of the entire county as anyone else and ARE financially equipped to support schools in this area. Stop the ignorance and subsequently the divide and unify as an entire county. People are tired of these erroneous opinions of uninformed individuals. Let work together and move "all" of Dekalb forward.

So would all the children in the "related topics" list above be eligible to attend? Would completely new schools be built/created?