ATLANTA -- Layne Day may be younger than your average protestor, but it's a cause she takes seriously.
"I was really sad, because I love E. Rivers and I want to stay here with all of my friends," she said.
More than 200 parents and students from E. Rivers Elementary School felt the same way, and showed it by marching down Peachtree Street Sunday afternoon. The walk began in the Brookwood Hills neighborhood in Buckhead and ended at the school.
Parents in Brookwood Hills and Collier Hills are opposed to the redistricting plan from Atlanta Public Schools that would send their children to another elementary school.
"We are friends of neighbors all up and down Peachtree who go to that school," said parent Caroline Normark. "And we purposely moved to this neighborhood knowing that we wanted to go to a community school."
In an open letter on the APS website, Superintendent Erroll Davis said he is working to keep students as close to their homes as possible, but that redistricting is something that must be done.
"Today, the district has critically overcrowded schools in some areas and severely under-enrolled schools in other sections," he wrote. "This situation wastes resources and adversely impacts student operations and potentially student academic achievement."
Some parents say the plans put their children in harm's way because they would have to travel too far and cross a busy road to get to school.
"One of the options has Brookwood Hills parents driving past E. Rivers Elementary School along Peachtree Street to get to another elementary school further away," said parent Shannon Cox.
APS has held four public meetings on the subject. The board is set to vote on the final plans this spring and changes could be implemented as soon as next school year.