Schools districts across north Georgia are beginning to release plans for returning to school this fall.
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Here is a roundup of districts that have released their plans. This story will be updated continuously as other districts make or change decisions. If you notice a county that has changes its plan or is not on the list, please email newstip@wsbtv.com
School District |
Start Date |
Return Style |
Atlanta Public Schools |
Monday, August 24 |
All virtual |
Athens-Clarke County |
Tuesday, September 8 |
All virtual |
Banks County, GA |
Wednesday, August 19 |
In-person with virtual option |
Barrow County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Bartow County, GA |
Wednesday, August 5 |
In-person with virtual option |
Buford City Schools |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Butts County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Calhoun City Schools |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person with virtual option |
Carroll County, GA |
Monday, August 24 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Carrollton City Schools, GA |
Tuesday, September 8 |
In-person with virtual option |
Cartersville City Schools, GA |
Tuesday, August 18 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Chattooga County, GA |
Thursday, July 30 |
In-person with virtual option |
Cherokee County, GA |
Monday August 3 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
City of Commerce |
Friday, August 7 |
In-person with virtual option |
Clarke County, GA |
Tuesday, September 8 |
All virtual |
Clayton County, GA |
Monday, August 10 |
All virtual |
Cobb County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Coweta County, GA |
Thursday, August 13 |
All virtual |
Dawson County, GA |
Friday, August 7 |
In-person with virtual option |
Decatur City Schools |
Monday, August 17 |
All Virtual |
DeKalb County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Douglas County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Fannin County, GA |
Friday, August 7 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Fayette County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Floyd County, GA |
Thursday, August 13 |
Still deciding |
Forsyth County, GA |
Thursday, August 13 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Franklin County, GA |
Friday, August 7 |
In-person with virtual option |
Fulton County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Gainesville City Schools, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Gilmer County, GA |
Friday August 7 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Gordon County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person with virtual option |
Greene County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
In-person rotating schedule for PK-3, Virtual learning for grades 4-12 |
Griffin-Spalding County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Gwinnett County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
All virtual |
Habersham County, GA |
Tuesday, September 8 |
In-person with virtual option |
Hall County, GA |
Monday, August 24 |
Hybrid |
Haralson County, GA |
Tuesday, August 4 |
School will begin virtually with in-person beginning on August 11 |
Heard County, GA |
Wednesday, August 5 |
In-person with virtual option (virtual school begins August 12) |
Henry County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
All virtual |
Jackson County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person with virtual option; |
Jasper County, GA |
Wednesday, August 26 |
In-person and virtual options offered; original Aug. 12 start delayed 2 weeks |
Jefferson City Schools, GA |
Friday, July 31 |
In-person instruction |
Lamar County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person with virtual option |
Lumpkin County, GA |
Monday August 10 |
In-person with virtual option |
Madison County, GA |
Friday, August 14 |
In-person with virtual option |
Marietta City Schools |
Tuesday, August 4 |
All virtual |
Meriwether County, GA |
Monday, August 24 |
In-person with virtual option |
Morgan County, GA |
Thursday, August 6 |
In-person and virtual option |
Newton County, GA |
Tuesday, September 8 |
All virtual |
Oconee County, GA |
Wednesday, August 5 |
In-person with virtual option |
Oglethorpe County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Paulding County, GA |
Monday August 3 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Pickens County, GA |
Monday August 17 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Pike County, GA |
Tuesday, August 11 |
In-person with virtual option |
Polk County, GA |
Monday, August 3 |
In-person with virtual option |
Putnam County, GA |
Monday, August 31 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Rabun County, GA |
Wednesday, August 12 |
In-person with virtual option |
Rockdale County, GA |
Monday, August 24 |
All virtual |
Rome City Schools, GA |
Thursday August 13 |
In-person and virtual options offered |
Towns County, GA |
Monday August 17 |
In-person with virtual options offered |
Troup County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
In-personand virtual option |
Union County, GA |
Monday, August 17 |
In-person with virtual option |
Walker County, GA |
Thursday August 13 |
In-person with virtual option |
Walton County, GA |
Tuesday, August 4 |
In-person with virtual option |
White County, GA |
Friday, August 14 |
In-person with virtual option |
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