Livsey Parents Protest DeKalb Board Plan

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Parents gathered Thursday at the DeKalb schools offices to voice their disagreement with county's redistricting plan.

Braving cold temperatures parents voiced their conces on the closing or redistricting of the students of Livsey Elementary School in Tucker.

They gathered Thursday moing at the DeKalb Board of Education offices on Mountain Industrial Boulevard.

"If they close Livsey the next day, [the sign I am holding] will be repainted to say 'house for sale', said parent Richard Levy.

Levy went on to say that 98 percent of Livsey's parents bought homes specifically for the purpose of having their children attend the academically high performing school.

"I can understand fiscal responsibility, but if you do that at the cost of other things without looking at the entire picture you have a problem," said Levy.

A spokesperson for DeKalb County schools says the list of 14 schools to close will likely change but the goal of saving money will remain.

Time will tell if Livsey Elementary School will be taken off the list or be one of the 14 schools to close.