SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Thursday night, parents of students at Spalding Drive Elementary School in Sandy Springs gathered to urge Fulton County officials not to close the school.
Last week, the Fulton County Board of Education was considering closing or consolidating Spalding Drive Elementary and Parklane Elementary School in East Point because of declining enrollment.
In the days since the board began that discussion, support for the school has grown as parents urge them to reconsider.
On Thursday, more than 100 parents showed up to a community meeting to push back on the plan. Many at the meeting were wearing “Save Spalding Drive Elementary” shirts.
While parents are urging the school board to keep the school open, and the idea at this point is just a consideration several months from a decision, parents said that keeping the school open was vital to the community.
“Spalding Drive Elementary means so much to me and my family,” Ginny Conrad, a Spalding Drive parent, said.
Her son Zach is a student at Spalding Drive, and Conrad said the school’s small classes and great teachers were a perfect resource for a son with special needs.