Matteeucci, Megan. “Clayton Schools lose accreditaion; Board members ousted.”Atlanta Journal Constitution 28 August 2008. 4 August 2008lt;http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/08/28/clayton_schools_accreditation.html;.

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In the past forty years there has not not been an issuse with acretation in the school systems. Well not that the public was made aware of. However Clayton county is the first in the past four decades to lose their entire accretiation. What does this mean? This means that there are some serious problems with the school board. Problems that affected everyone in every school in the district. Governor Sonny Purdue removed four of the board's members. Some school officials say that the district met all of the madates given by the state and that they should not lose accreditation. The school district has untill Sept 1, 2009 to meet all of their mandates in order to regain their accreditation.

I think that this is an horrible thing that has happen to Georgia studies have shown that our test scores as a whole are bad, but to see this to happen is a sign that it is alot more than test scores. what about the students in the schools who have put forth time and effort to do well in school? Has all that hard work been for nothing. Honesty I feel as though the whole district needs a full investigation to see whats going on in each school. Its not fair that "Eastside High" is doing well and is meeting all the requirements, and "Westside High" is not, and both are force to lose any hope for higher education. What about the home owners in the area? Their property value has now decreased all because the district has went sour. This is all a big chain effect. The business in that area are now more pron to do worse because all the residents are moving to better districts. I hope that this works out for the best for everyone.