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Principal faces felony charges over test scores

A suburban Atlanta principal who resigned amid an investigation into cheating on student tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents.

Former Atherton Elementary principal James Berry was arrested at his home on charges of altering public documents, a felony.

His assistant principal Doretha Alexander turned herself in to police Thursday night on the same charges.

A state investigation released last week found that student scores on state math tests were altered at four schools in the state in an effort to boost those schools' performance. Officials do not believe students were involved.

The state school board is expected to vote next month on whether to toss out the scores. If the scores are discarded, it would mean none of the schools made "adequate yearly progress" on federal benchmarks.

Along with Atherton, tests from Burroughs-Molette Elementary in Glynn County, Atlanta's Deerwood Academy and Parklane Elementary in Fulton County are also under review.

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