JONESBORO, Ga. -- Angry parents promise to have their voices heard Monday night at a meeting of the Clayton County school board.

Groups representing parents and students are demanding the resignations of all nine school board members, after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recommended last month that the district's accreditation be taken away.

Such a move would be devastating to students, who would not be eligible for HOPE scholarships. Students would also find it difficult, if not impossible, to transfer their Clayton credits to other high schools.

Losing accreditation would also jeopardize federal funding. It would be only the second time in the past decade the regional accrediting agency has stripped a district of its accreditation and the first time in Georgia's history.

A report released Feb. 15 by the accrediting agency called the school board "fatally flawed" and "dysfunctional," and recommended that the accreditation of the 50,000-student district be revoked if the system can't prove it is fixing its problems. The report outlined issues including unethical and disruptive behavior by board members, low morale among staff members and a shoddy curriculum.

Groups ranging from the Georgia NAACP to the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce have publicly called for school board members to resign.