Politics & Government

Residents Protest School Cell Phone Towers at Drenner Hearing

State Rep. Karla Drenner hosted a hearing regarding incoming cell phone towers on school sites in DeKalb County.

A group of mostly frustrated DeKalb County residents packed a legislative hearing room in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday to protest the construction of cell phone towers on several county school sites.

The hearing was organized by state Rep. Karla Drenner, D-District 86, about a week after the legislator said she was made aware of residents still protesting the DeKalb County School System's contract with T-Mobile, which was approved in July.

The contract will place towers at a number of schools, including Lakeside High School, Briarlake Elementary School and Margaret Harris Comprehensive School in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.

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North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch blogged live from the hearing.

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