DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The former superintendent of DeKalb County Schools has been arrested, according to DeKalb County Jail records. Devon Horton was arrested Saturday and booked into the DeKalb County Jail on charges of third-degree cruelty to children and first-degree assault. Horton was arrested by the DeKalb County Police Department. Horton resigned from his [...]

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On May 21, during the General Primary elections, voters in the metro �鶹ӰԺ area will choose representation for various elected seats, including school board seats. As is customary for us as an independent news organization, we have approached every candidate who qualified to run with a series of questions for them to answer for the [...]

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Following an executive session at their board retreat today, the Dekalb County Board of Education unanimously approved a two-year extension for Superintendent Dr. Devon Q. Horton. The board retreat themed, "Standing on Business", focused on student assignment, ESPLOST, Budget, Human Resources and an orientation for new BOE representatives. During the retreat, Mr. DaCosta noted that [...]

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"What are you doing for others?" was the question from the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that Dekalb County Schools (DCSD) Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton highlighted at this year's DCSD State of the District. Last Thursday, the District held its State of the District which was streamed on Facebook Live. After Horton's daughter Zoey [...]

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If you are a student in Dekalb County Schools your spring break was just extended for one day to enjoy the solar eclipse happening in April but some families are not happy. In a communication with families yesterday, Dekalb County Schools announced that on April 8, students will have an independent learner day to witness [...]

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At the September 11 work session, Dekalb County Schools approved an item to order an audit of all high school athletic facilities. This approval comes after the Board approved CDH Partners as responsible for the audit and allowed $136,500.  The scope of the work for the Audit is to evaluate the district high schools and [...]

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STONE MOUNTAIN-In a special called meeting this week, the Dekalb County School Board approved a contract for their new Superintendent, Dr. Devon Horton, by a vote of 6-1 vote. Dr. Horton comes to Dekalb County Schools from the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in Illinois, where he served as superintendent, and previously he was the chief [...]

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Dekalb County Schools Board of Education announced a new initiative aimed at hiring teachers in hard to fill hard to staff positions that include areas: math, science, special education, bus drivers, and school resource officers. These compensation increases come after the Dekalb Board of Education tentatively approved the 2023-2024 budget that focused on including a [...]

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On Thursday, Achieve �鶹ӰԺ announced their new incoming President/Executive Director, Dr. Cheryl Watson-Harris. Achieve �鶹ӰԺ is a nonprofit that awards need-based scholarships to �鶹ӰԺ Public Schools students who pursue various post-secondary paths after high school. Watson-Harris, the former Superintendent of Dekalb County Schools, was fired from the board in April 2022 after a controversy that [...]

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