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Alpharetta approves plan for special needs school

Alpharetta recently approved a plan to allow Bright Path Academy to operate at 12395 Morris Road. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

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Alpharetta recently approved a plan to allow Bright Path Academy to operate at 12395 Morris Road. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
June 6, 2022

The Alpharetta City Council recently approved a plan for Bright Path Academy to operate at 12395 Morris Road.

Approval came with a number of conditions including any outdoor recreational area in the future it must be limited to the north side of the building and the 50-foot buffer adjacent to the residential property must be maintained.

Bright Path Academy of Georgia is a not-for-profit school for children with special needs. The academy will provide educational services for students in grades 6-12. Students are mostly non-verbal children with an autism diagnosis and sensory processing disorders.

Initial enrollment will be about 10 students beginning in August.

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