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Greene County, Georgia students are going to have to make some different plans for next year’s prom. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, all Greene County schools will be single-sex starting next year.

The article states that Superintendent Shawn McCollough made the move in order to improve student achievement in Greene county, where only 67 percent of freshmen go on to earn a diploma.

Predictably, parents and administrators are divided on the issue. Some say it’s unconstitutional or that it won’t work. McCollough and supporters say it’s perfectly legal, and that research supports his contention that grades will improve.

What do you think about this hot-button issue? Do we have any readers who went to a single-sex school growing up? Let your voice be heard in the comments. -BILL FERRIS

Ga. county going to all single-sex public schools