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Metro Atlanta Back 2 School Start Dates

ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has a complete list of more 50 school district starting dates. Check your local school district to see when your children go back to school, then join Channel 2 Action News weekdays starting at 4:30 am for overnight news, weather and Triple Team Traffic as you wake up.

School District Start Date
Atlanta City Schools Monday, August 12
Athens-Clarke County Monday, August 5
Banks County, GA Friday, August 2
Barrow County, GA Thursday, August 1
Bartow County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Buford City Schools Wednesday, August 7
Butts County, GA Monday, August 5
Calhoun City Schools Thursday, August 8
Carroll County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Carrollton City Schools, GA (pre-k and K) Thursday August 1
Carrollton City Schools, GA (all students) Friday August 2
Cartersville City Schools, GA Wednesday, August 7
Chattooga County, GA Thursday, August 1
Cherokee County, GA Thursday, August 1
City of Commerce Friday, July 26
Clarke County, GA Monday, August 5
Clayton County, GA Monday, August 5
Cobb County, GA Thursday, August 1
Coweta County, GA Monday, August 5
Dawson County, GA Friday, August 2
Decatur City Schools Thursday, August 1
DeKalb County, GA Monday, August 5
Douglas County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Fannin County, GA Wednesday August 7
Fayette County, GA Monday, August 5
Floyd County, GA Thursday, August 1
Forsyth County, GA Thursday, August 1
Franklin County, GA Friday August 9
Fulton County, GA Monday, August 12
Gainesville City Schools, GA Wednesday, August 7
Gilmer County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Gordon County, GA Thursday, August 1
Greene County, GA Thursday, August 1
Griffin-Spalding County, GA Monday, August 5
Gwinnett County, GA Monday, August 5
Habersham County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Hall County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Haralson County, GA Friday, August 2
Heard County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Henry County, GA Thursday, August 1
Jackson County, GA Friday, August 2
Jasper County, GA Friday, August 9
Jefferson City Schools, GA Friday, August 2
Lamar County, GA Thursday, August 1
Lumpkin County, GA Tuesday, August 6
Madison County, GA Friday, August 2
Marietta City Schools Thursday, August 1
Meriwether County, GA Friday, August 2
Morgan County, GA Thursday, August 1
Newton County, GA Thursday, August 1
Oconee County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Oglethorpe County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Paulding County, GA Thursday, August 1
Pickens County, GA Tuesday, August 6
Pike County, GA Thursday, August 8
Polk County, GA Friday, August 2
Putnam County, GA Friday, August 2
Rabun County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Rockdale County, GA Monday, July 29
Rome City Schools, GA Friday, August 2
Towns County, GA Thursday, August 15
Troup County, GA Monday, August 12
Union County, GA Wednesday, August 7
Walker County, GA Wednesday August 7
Walton County, GA Thursday, August 1
White County, GA Thursday, August 8
Whitfield County, GA Thursday August 8

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We’ll have teams of reporters and photographers, as well as NewsChopper 2 and Triple Team Traffic guiding you through the first days of the school year, every weekday on

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