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Atlanta schools placed on probation
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Associated Press
Updated: Jan 18, 2011, 5:06 PM
Published: Jan 18, 2011, 5:07 PM

 

ATLANTA — An accrediting agency has placed Atlanta Public Schools on probation, giving the system nine months to start making improvements.

Mark Elgart, president and CEO of AdvancED, said Tuesday the board is "struggling to perform its roles and responsibilities on a day-to-day basis."

Elgart says the decision to place the school system on probation resulted from an onsite investigation and review. The review came after complaints that the board of education was not governing effectively.

Elgart informed the school system of the probation Tuesday morning before a news conference at AdvancED's headquarters.

Elgart stressed that the schools remain accredited during the probation, which applies only to the system's high schools.
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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Kate Verity
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.