Sandy Springs Parents Rally To Save Spalding Drive Elementary As Closure Looms

Sandy Springs Parents Rally To Save Spalding Drive Elementary As Closure Looms

Parents and local leaders are coming together tonight in Sandy Springs to urge the Fulton County School Board to reconsider closing Spalding Drive Elementary School. The meeting will include Superintendent Dr. Mike Looney’s recommendation to shut down the school as part of a redistricting plan. What’s Happening: Parents, alongside elected officials like Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul and Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis, will make their case…

Elected officials, families press school board to save Spalding elementary - SaportaReport

During a school board meeting on Tuesday, local and state elected officials stood with Spalding Drive Elementary families in hopes of saving the Sandy Springs school from permanent closure. Parents, citing their own data, said closing the school would hurt the community. The elementary school has a waitlist of 135 potential students for pre-K compared to zero three years ago, said resident Chris McShane during public comment. But, Dr. Mike Loone…

Parents, elected officials urge board to keep Spalding Drive Elementary open

Parents and local elected officials filled the Fulton County Board of Education’s meeting room at the North Learning Center in Sandy Springs and spilled over into an overflow room. Those in opposition to the closing were encouraged to stand to show the board their solidarity. (Photo by Bob Pepalis)Sandy Springs parents and elected officials during a work session on Jan. 14 urged the Fulton County Board of Education to keep Spalding Drive Element…