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Tuesday's meeting of the Coweta County Board of Education

could be one for the ages.

After

nearly a month of debate and recall threats, the board

will vote on the proposed attendance lines for seven of

the county's elementary schools.

In comments

late this week, superintendent of education Richard

Brooks said he was studying the public comments on the

lines and would probably recommend a few minor changes.

But the

changes will be small. He said he does not want to ruin

the integrity of what the system is trying to do.

When the

lines were first released to the public, Brooks said the

county was trying to create racially mixed schools that

would better reflect the overall racial makeup of the

school system.

For

instance, Newnan Crossing, which is currently over 80

percent minority, will have a 37 percent minority

population under the new lines. White Oak, with a 6

percent minority population, will increase to 24 percent

next year.

Charges

have been leveled against the board that the lines were

being redrawn to help Pathway Communities sell more homes

in the SummerGrove subdivision, which is next to Newnan

Crossing.

But Brooks

has consistently dismissed the charges and said the

system is merely trying to accommodate the growth of the

school system.

Last year,

the system grew by more than 700 students and is expected

to stay on that pace for quite some time.

Angry

parents have flooded the board office with e-mails, but

Brooks said that's to be expected.

"Anytime

you affect a student, you're going to hear from those

parents," he said.

The board

meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Evans Middle School in Newnan.