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District 3 parents press APS for clarity on safety grants, SRO overtime and Midtown construction plans
Summary
District 3 residents raised detailed concerns about how APS is using school-safety grants, whether schools are being billed for SRO overtime and event custodial costs, and the impact of a Midtown practice-gym construction project on parking, security and instructional budgets.
Community members at the Atlanta Public Schools District 3 meeting pressed district staff for specific answers about safety-grant allocations, security-related charges to schools and a Midtown construction project that families say was announced with little notice.
Tamara asked whether the state-safety grant amount had increased from about $45,000 per school to roughly $60,000 and requested clarity on how the funds are accounted for at the school vs. district level. "If they are upping it this year… I will check into that," Erica said, promising to follow up. District staff (Ken and Travis) agreed to produce a clearer accounting of how safety-grant…
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