Don Amonett, deputy superintendent for Dalton Public SchoolsDALTON, Ga. — For the first time in recent history, Dalton Public Schools are checking to see whether students in the third, sixth and ninth grades live in the school district in which they are enrolled.
Superintendent Jim Hawkins told the school board during a regular meeting that the residence verification was well under way.
“It’s an issue of taxpayers’ dollars; it’s a facilities issue,” Hawkins said after the meeting.
Dalton schools have had enrollment increases in recent years, with 7,236 students enrolled this year compared with less than 7,000 in 2010.
The middle school is overcrowded, and the board will need to make a decision soon on how to address the issue.