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Residents push back on superintendent’s claims linking apartment approvals to student transiency; ask county and school leaders to meet

3537251 · May 5, 2025
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Public commenters disputed Cobb County School District superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s claims that apartment approvals are driving student transiency and lower graduation rates, and asked county and school leaders to meet.

Public commenters disputed claims by Cobb County School District superintendent Chris Ragsdale that the county’s approval of apartment complexes is producing harmful student transiency and lower graduation rates.

Jennifer Susco, a school counselor, asked the board to “schedule another meeting with the district and school board” so county and school leaders can pursue “collaboration that will be shared with the board at an upcoming board meeting.” Susco accused Ragsdale of “misrepresenting facts and insulting families” in…

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