Saying he was not comfortable with the heavy sentences he had handed three former Atlanta Public Schools officials convicted in the test cheating scandal earlier this month, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter on Thursday sliced their prison terms from seven years to three, and cut their probation time from 13 years to seven.
During a short hearing, Baxter re-sentenced former APS resource team executive directors Sharon Davis Williams, Tamara Cotman and Michael Pitts to 10-year sentences, with three to serve and the balance on probation. Each must also pay a $10,000 fine and perform 2,000 hours of community service.
