Schools, Neighborhood News and Appointments Made for a Busy Week

In case you missed it, here’s what happened around Sandy Springs last week.

• Crime

On Monday afternoon, two pit bulls seriously wounded two family dogs and terrorized neighbors after they got loose from a yard in Amberidge subdivsion. 

The attack has raised the question of a city ordinance on pit bulls. 

Separately, police issued an alert on the rise of car break-ins near Perimeter Pointe Shopping Center.

• Announcements

Sandy Springs Police Chief Terry Sult was appointed to an advisory committee of the Federal Communications Commission that will develop technology and interoperability requirements for a national public safety wireless network.

• Schools

Parents, who live outside of the Woodland Elementary attendance zone, learned their children can continue to attend the school when the charter expires in June. Parents must submit a Hardship form by Tuesday. Forms can also apply to rising kindergarten siblings of “out of zone” students at the school.

Also, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School announced a new Head of School. During his tenure at Providence Day School in Charlotte, N.C., Gene Bratek acquired land and raised more than $25 million.