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APS Redistricting: Emory University Weighs In On Proposed Coan Closure
'It is our hope that you will reconsider your decision to close Coan Middle School.'
Editor's note: Emory University, which has deep ties to Coan Middle School sent this letter, dated March 12, advocating against its closure to Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll B. Davis Jr. The University shared its letter with East Atlanta Patch. Dear Superintendent Davis, We have some concerns, noted below, about your recommendation released last week that listed Coan Middle School as one of the schools that Atlanta Public Schools would close as part of its school redistricting. It is our hope that you will reconsider your decision to close Coan Middle School and that you or your representative would be available to meet with us and officials of the Zeist Foundation, Families First, the H.J. Russell and Company, and Pastor …
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Earl Williamson, RN
1:29 pm on Saturday, March 17, 2012
Nobody is arguing that Coan's current zone does not bring it to capacity. It is also true that Inman's current zone ensures critical overcrowding to as high as 184% (with inevitable declines in educational delivery). The solution is a simple excercise in map reading. Coan Middle School provides: - A location adjacent to overcrowded zones - A fiscally responsible solution - Immediately available … more ›