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Ga. Senator: ‘Time for Dr. Hall to cry’


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"It's time for Dr. Hall to cry."

So says Georgia State Senator Ralph Long about former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly Hall who has been implicated but not charged in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.

Now that tribunals have begun for teachers caught in the scandal, Long, whose district includes Capitol View Elementary School, is ready for District Attorney Paul Howard to declare his plans.

Long said seven months is more than enough time to determine the facts of the case.  He wants Hall prosecuted.

"How many teachers have you seen crying on TV?" he asks.  "How many principals have you seen?  It's time for Dr. Hall to cry.”

Long notes Capitol View was caught in the scandal and now as part of the redistricting plan is scheduled to close.

"Our schools have been decimated," he said.  "Our property values have been decimated.  It won't be on my watch that we're not going to demand justice for our children."

In a statement to Channel 2 Action News, Howard called the investigation complex, but active saying "it would be unfair to offer premature public comment on the matter."

Last year a state investigation found 71-percent of the classrooms at Capitol View were flagged for cheating.

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