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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Oliver, Millar Brief Parents on DeKalb Redistricting

Millar talks about the latest proposal to stall the process

Local house and senate leaders updated DeKalb County parents Wednesday morning on the ongoing battle to shrink the school board to seven members. Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, introduced a general bill on Friday that would delay the process for two years to sort out the issues around redrawing the lines. "I really believe at this point it will be delayed two years," Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody told parents at Briar Vista Elementary School. A law passed last year — SB79 — mandates the school board shrink from nine members to seven by 2013, and the state legislature is charged with the task to draft and approve new maps that redraw school board districts. The bill Miller introduced on Friday would push the consolidation to 2015. State Rep. …

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