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Spalding Drive Elementary School sits in the middle of a neighborhood in north-central Sandy Springs. The effort to save the elementary school, which Fulton County may shutter next year, has grown with the potential redistricting of the city’s public schools.
Possible elementary school closure sparks parents’ redistricting outcry By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The potential closure of Spalding Drive Elementary is expected to draw parents from all Sandy Springs public schools to Riverwood High Oct. 7 for an informational meeting. Community involvement is likely to keep growing with the news of a potential redistricting of all seven Sandy Springs elementary schools. There will be two more informational meetings at Riverwood Nov. 4 and Dec. 9, where Fulton County Schools staff will unveil proposals for new attendance zones and collect community feedback. News about the potential closure of Spalding Drive Elementary sent shockwaves through the community when it broke during a Sept. 10 Fulton County
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The city invites residents Oct. 17 to learn about upcoming intersection improvements at Mount Vernon Highway and Long Island Drive in southern Sandy Springs. The public open house is from 5-7 p.m. in the Barfield Conference Room on the second floor of City Springs off Galambos Way. The information meeting will be held at City Springs just a couple blocks from the project’s location. The work is designed to enhance motorist and pedestrian safety through realignment of the intersection and installation of a new traffic signal. The city says the alignment of the intersection limits motorists’ line of sight turning onto Mount Vernon Highway from Long Island
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Fulton County School Board member Michelle Morancie speaks to parents and students in her district at Woodland Elementary School Sept. 18 before Fulton County Schools officials discussed the possible closure of Spalding Drive Elementary.
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