From Thomas

Crossroads to the steps of the office of the Coweta

County School System in Newnan, people are making their

feelings known about the school system's plan to change

attendance lines for seven of the county's elementary

schools.

Last week,

several upset parents braved the icy January winds to

picket the school board office.

A shivering

Sharon Crouch of Sharpsburg was quite adamant about her

feelings.

"This

is all about what the school board wants, and not what

the parents want," said Crouch, who wore a sign

calling for the board to be recalled.

In the last

two weeks, the school system has been flooded with

negative responses to the attendance lines. From letters

to the editor in local papers to angry e-mails to the

school system, the parents of the county are upset to a

degree not seen in several years.

The school

system claims the lines need to be adjusted to better

balance the racial mixture at individual schools and also

to keep up with the system's growth rate of more than 700

new students a year.

School

system director of operations Dr. Doug Bennett said his

office has received more than 100 e-mails on the subject

and said he is forwarding all the responses to the

individual board members.

"It's

their decision. I merely supply them with the

information," he said.

Bennett

said it is still his understanding that the board will

vote on changing the lines at its Feb. 8 board meeting.

Throughout

the last few weeks, board members have been fairly silent

on the issue. At a public hearing last week, board

members spoke with individuals about their concerns, but

have not addressed the issue with any public statements.