Handel opens Clayton Co. School Board election probe

ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel says she has opened an investigation into the election of members of the embattled Clayton County School Board.<br /> <br /> Governor Sonny Perdue asked Handel to investigate whether board members reside in their districts as required by law.<br /> <br /> The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recommended that the suburban county's school system be stripped of its accreditation in September if it doesn't meet recommendations outlined in a bruising report. It would be the first time in a decade the regional agency has yanked a system's accreditation, and the first time in Georgia history.<br /> <br /> Handel said that her office's inspector general will verify whether the school board elections were legal.<br /> <br />