Atlanta school board votes to close or repurpose 16 schools under sweeping APS Forward 2040 plan

In a highly anticipated vote Wednesday night, the Atlanta Board of Education unanimously approved a sweeping facilities overhaul that will close, merge, or repurpose 16 public schools across the district, one of the largest school restructuring decisions in Atlanta in more than a decade.The vote came after an almost 3-hour-long public hearing where dozens of parents, teachers, alumni, and community members pleaded with the board to delay or reconsider major portions of the plan. Many expres