Forms Required for Documenting Accurate Enrollment of City and County School Systems Responsibility of Board of Education, Not the County

Yesterday, March 14, 2011, the Atlanta Journal Constitution released online a news article by Kristin Torres stating that, “An unintentional paperwork error by Fulton County will cost Atlanta Public Schools $48 million and force the city to delay several school construction projects, in some cases indefinitely. “

The article also went on to state that, “Fulton officials didn’t file a form that accurately reflected the enrollments of the city and county school systems, resulting in an overpayment to Atlanta from a 1 percent sales tax used for school capital needs.”

Several media outlets have since reported on this story and it is erroneous. The form as mentioned in the article is one that Fulton County Schools would complete- not Fulton County Government.

Fulton County is not involved in this issue and respectfully requests that all media outlets correct the record for the listening and viewing public.