Gwinnett County school board approves new attendance zones

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) The board of Georgia's largest school system has approved some new schools and attendance zones in a plan that's expected to involve more than 13,000 students. <br /> <br /> The Gwinnett County school board on Thursday night approved the plan to redraw the attendance areas to relieve crowding at some existing schools. <br /> <br /> Board members made some modifications to their original plan, which will allow some students to transfer to schools they want with "permissible transfers." <br /> <br /> Among the changes: The district plans to open a new high school on Old Norcross Road. <br /> <br /> School system spokesperson Sloan Roach said that some students in the Berkmar and Central Gwinnett high school zones would attend the new high school under the plan. <br /> <br /> Gwinnett County includes several of Atlanta's growing northeastern suburbs. <br />