DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Dekalb County Schools is answering questions about more than $6 million spent on a new office space.
At the Dekalb County Schools Administrative Complex on Mountain Industrial Boulevard, things are cramped.
It was after office hours when our cameras got video of desks in hallways.
Another desk sits in a storage closet.
And in what was meant to be an office for one, is a place where four people work each day.
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“We have people that are working in hallways, they’re sharing cubicle spaces, they’re sharing offices,” Jennifer Cracciolo with Dekalb County Schools told Channel 2′s Candace McCowan. “Since 2023 it was first identified, so we’ve been working with local real estate agents to find a space.”
The district purchased a building off Park Lake Drive North East for $6.5 million late last year.
The building, previously owned by Kroger, only needs paint and carpet according to the district.
The purchase, discussed and handled in executive sessions or closed-door meetings, came as a surprise to some.
“I wish we as a community would’ve had more input in the process and I’m just curious how did the process go,” Donna Priest-Brown, who believes the funds could’ve been used on buildings where students learn each day said. “HVAC, roofs.”
The district said the money is coming from their fund balance.
The district is also promising more transparency in the future.
“We did purchase this in November and we do apologize that we didn’t share it publicly at that time,” Cracciolo said.
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