Ex-Atlanta school superintendent’s trial delayed for health reasons

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) – After a courtroom outburst from a civil rights leader, a judge on Monday delayed the trial of a terminally ill former Atlanta school superintendent accused of conspiring to alter students’ standardized test scores. Beverly Hall, who resigned her job as head of Atlanta school system in 2011, was supposed to stand trial on felony charges next month. But her attorneys requested a delay, arguing that chemotherapy treatment for Hall’s advanced breast cancer would make it difficult for her to endure a lengthy trial. Her case has attracted attention from civil rights leaders who feel her prosecution is a waste of taxpayers’ money given the state of her health.