Schools

DeKalb County Names New School Superintendent: Report

Devon Horton will be the ninth DeKalb County Schools superintendent since 2010, a media report says.

DECATUR, GA — Devon Horton will be DeKalb County School District's newest superintendent, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Horton, who was voted in Wednesday by the Board of Education, comes to DeKalb County from a Chicago school district, the AJC reported. He will be the ninth superintendent since 2010, the outlet reported.

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