Charter schools could get boost

It could get easier to form a charter school in Georgia. The state Board of Education could vote tomorrow to lift a cap on how many public school systems can convert to charter districts each year. Under state law, only five districts a year can convert to charters. After that, the state school board decides. Georgia schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is pushing to throw out the cap because she says it is arbitrary and hamstrings the state.

(Associated Press)

Clayton County school official investigated

Clayton County school superintendent John Thompson is under investigation for misallocation of funds. A citizens watchdog group filed a complaint with a Georgia licensing agency. The complaint alleges that Thompson spent $80,000 reprinting diplomas which had the incorrect signatures on them.

School bomb threat disrupts state official visit

The visit of state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox to a northeast Georgia high school Wednesday was interrupted by a bomb threat. Cox had just arrived at the Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Jefferson, when the district ordered evacuation of all 13 of its schools. After the building was cleared, Cox returned to the school for her visit. Authorities say the threat was called in by a Jefferson City High School student, and they have a specific suspect in mind.