State does not vote on delaying school start date

Published 3:56 pm Thursday, July 23, 2020

VALDOSTA, Ga. — The Georgia Board of Education did not vote Thursday on delaying the reopening of public schools across the state.

Georgia STEM and The Atlanta-Journal Constitution posted Wednesday that the state school board would likely discuss and vote on delaying start dates for schools throughout the state.

However, the topic only came up late during the two-and-a-half-hour meeting when the board discussed schools in every district being able to make their own plans. 

Jeff Amy, a reporter for the Associated Press, tweeted Thursday that, while there was originally a resolution calling for the school to not start face-to-face instruction until after Labor Day, the board did not follow through with the item.

Locally, Colquitt County’ School System has announced plans for teachers to begin preplanning Aug. 3 with students to start classes on Aug. 17.