Court sides with mis-diagnosed student

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling against the Atlanta Public Schools for accidentally misdiagnosing a student as mentally retarded. The system must now pay up to $152,000 to send the boy to a private school. Jarron Draper, now 21, was misdiagnosed with mental retardation by the school system in 1998. In 2003, a test showed he actually has dyslexia, a learning disability. Draper's attorneys say the school system was slow to remove him from the restrictive class for mentally disabled students even after the new diagnosis.

Cold snap continues across Georgia

Students in north Georgia’s Union County will get a second straight day off from school. Another day of snow and ice in the area has postponed the start of the new semester once more. On the roadways, officials say snow and ice has closed Georgia 348--the Richard B. Russell Parkway.

North Georgia this morning is experiencing temperatures in the teens, while south Georgia has temperatures this morning in the 20's.

Forecasters today say to expect highs today in the 40’s across Georgia--30’s in the mountains.

Grand jury indictment in bribery of former school official

A federal grand jury has charged an owner of a computer technology company with conspiracy and bribery of a former Atlanta school official.

R. Clay Harris of Fairburn is accused of paying more than 230-thousand dollars to Arthur Scott, a former technology director of Atlanta Public Schools. In May, Scott pleaded guilty to accepting over 300-thousand dollars in bribes--he’s agreed to help the government in return for a reduced sentence.

The grand jury alleges that Harris’ company, Multimedia Communications Services, collected more than 11 million dollars from 2000-2002 with the help of Scott. Money collected was through the federal E-rate program. There was no competitive bidding for the program, which gives schools and libraries money to set-up high speed internet.