Meeting Tonight at MLK, Jr. High School: Open to the Public

Pending final confirmation, a meeting is scheduled for:

Date: Tonight, Tuesday, October 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

PLEASE NOTE: It is preferred that children do not attend this meeting as it will be covering serious subject matters requiring your attention. If other arrangements cannot be made and your child or children must attend, please plan to bring something with you that will keep them entertained quietly so as to not interrupt the speaker(s) or create a disturbance.

Jay Cunningham, school board member for District 5, will discuss:

* The T-mobile cell tower approval for MLK High School
* Status of Funding and Construction for the Current SPLOST III project (MLK addition)
* SPLOST IV project list

The meeting is open to the public. Parents and members of the communities surrounding the following schools are urged to attend as they are a part of District 5 and decisions made regarding public school property being leased to commercial entities for the sole purpose of making profit from the surrounding communities is an issue that will set a precedent that may affect all schools in the district:

Elementary Schools
Browns Mill ES
Canby Lane ES
Murphey Candler ES
Chapel Hill ES
Edward L. Bouie Theme ES
Fairington ES
* Flat Rock ES
* Narvie Harris ES
Marbut Theme ES
Bob Mathis ES
Rainbow ES
Stoneview ES

Middle Schools
Chapel Hill MS
Columbia MS
Lithonia MS
Miller Grove MS
Salem MS

High Schools
* M.L. King Jr. HS
Lithonia HS
Miller Grove HS
Southwest DeKalb HS

Other Schools, Centers, and Facilities
Arabia Mountain HS
DeKalb Transition Academy
Wesley Chapel Center

* Schools marked with an asterix are already approved for cell towers.

Other cell tower schools that may wish to send parent or community representatives include:
Jolly Elementary School
Lakeside High School
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Princeton Elementary School
Briarlake Elementary
Smoke Rise Elementary School

Mr. Jesse Jay Cunningham Jr. Contact Details:
Work Phone: 678.676.0027
Email: jay_cunningham@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Before tonight's meeting at 7 p.m. at MLK, Jr. High School, it is recommended that you watch this video of the school board vote:
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/pds24/vod/
Scroll down until you locate the July 11, 2011, work session and business meeting link.
Skip to 2:41:30 in the video.
NOTE: It is important to watch the video as transcripts provided from the meeting are not fully accurate.

And, that you review this article: http://www.crossroadsnews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Cell+Towers+Going+to+Schools%20&id=14780495

And, please read the transcript from the meeting regarding cell towers that was held at Brairlake Elementary School with board member Paul Womack:
http://dekalbschoolwatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/transcript-from-briarcliff-es-pta.html