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UGA cancels 2021 spring break due to pandemic

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University of Georgia In this Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, Georgia College and State University freshmen Ashlynn Anglin, right, and Meghan Murphy, second from right, wear face masks as they talk while walking through the campus in Milledgeville, Ga. As more and more schools and businesses around the country get the OK to reopen, some college towns are moving in the opposite direction because of too much partying and too many COVID-19 infections among students. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
By WSBTV.com News Staff

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia announced in a letter to students Thursday that spring break has been canceled for the 2021 school year.

Officials say classes will on January 13. They were originally slated to start on Jan. 11.

Spring break, which was originally scheduled for March 8 - 12, will be canceled. Instead, three 1-day “instructional breaks” will be added Feb. 17, March 12 and April 8.

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Final exam week will be held as schedule and graduation is set for May 17.

University officials said the changes were made to “promote the health and safety of the university of Georgia and local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Last month, Georgia Tech announced it was also canceling spring break to minimize the health risk to the community due to travel-related transmission of COVID-19.

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