With the ongoing controversy surrounding the Clayton County School System and the recent decision by the National Accreditation Commission to revoke the school system’s accreditation Sept. 1 if it does not meet conditions set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, surrounding counties are wondering what will be the impact on their school systems if worse comes to worst.

For the Griffin-Spalding County School System, the answer is zero. There will be absolutely no impact.

According to Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services Curtis Jones, there is a move afoot in the Georgia General Assembly to give Clayton students a voucher to attend other school systems if Clayton’s accreditation is actually revoked.

But, even with a voucher, none of Clayton’s 52,800 students will attend Griffin-Spalding County schools.

“We currently do not have a policy that says students from out of county can attend our schools,” Jones said Wednesday morning. “We do not allow tuition students to come from out of the county.”

If Clayton families move to Spalding County, that’s a different story, Jones said, because the students will then be county residents.