DeKalb County unveils new school redistricting plan

DeKalb County education leaders released a revised student redistricting plan featuring multiple options to ease severe campus overcrowding across northern neighborhoods.Northside school redistrictingDeKalb County School District unveiled its third proposal aimed at redrawing school attendance zones across the northern part of the county. The revised approach comes after district officials paused earlier plans that proposed closing more than two dozen schools following heavy pushback from parents.Severe overcrowding remains concentrated in northern campuses, including Ashford Park Elementary School in Brookhaven. That campus is operating at 178% over capacity, forcing the school to rely on classroom trailers to manage student volume.If adopted by the school board, elementary and middle school boundary changes would take effect in the fall of 2027.High school adjustments would take effect no earlier than 2029. Under the proposal, rising students entering the 5th ,8th, 11th and 12th grad