Leaders in the DeKalb County School District have apologized after more than 22,000 families were notified they’d need to pay tuition to the public school system.
The “urgent” message said the recipient’s address did not appear to be within DeKalb County, Decaturish first reported. Students could continue to attend DeKalb schools, the letter said ― if they paid a little more than $7,000 in annual tuition. Georgia law allows parents living outside a school district’s boundaries to attend a school if space is available and with the payment of nonresident tuition.
In a letter on Friday, the district said that those who received the original message were still eligible to attend DeKalb County schools, free of charge…