Albany, GA — The Oak Tree Psychoeducational Center in Dougherty County will be open as usual when school starts next Tuesday. Dougherty County School System officials are waiting to hear back from state officials as to how long that may be.
According to J.D. Summer, DCSS spokesperson, last week the Georgia Department of Education sent the school system a letter informing them that changes to the structure of the center needed to be made before school starts, or the students needed to be moved to another facility.
Earlier this year, Sumner said DCSS made some updates, recommended by the DOE, to the facility. A second site visit by the DOE back in June resulted in the letter DCSS officials recently received.
Summer said they have no intention to shut the school down and don't take moving the students, who have special needs and accommodations, lightly.