Get Schooled Blog
Get Schooled Blog

Governor and school superintendent announce K-12 Restart Working Groups

The groups will address how to safely get schools up and running in fall
Gov. Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced the creation of six K-12 Restart Working Groups to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Georgia’s K-12 schools and plan for a safe 2020-21 school year.

Credit: Jay Janner

Credit: Jay Janner

Gov. Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced the creation of six K-12 Restart Working Groups to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Georgia’s K-12 schools and plan for a safe 2020-21 school year.
By Maureen Downey
May 21, 2020

A misleading distillation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines and recommendations for school reopenings is making the rounds and creating unnecessary alarm.

The first misstatement is that every recommendation has to be followed to the letter. The CDC makes clear these are guidelines, not regulations.

Read the CDC's considerations for schools yourself rather than assume that postcard-sized meme on Facebook tells the full story.

Still, schools will face challenges in reopening, which leads to this news today from the state Department of Education:

About the Author

Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.

Follow Maureen Downey on facebookFollow Maureen Downey on twitter
More Stories

The Latest

A new report finds the median debt load for a law school graduate is $118,500. (Dreamstime, TNS)

Credit: TNS

As law school costs and debt rise, is it still a smart career choice?

Opinion: Governor should create scholarship program to rescue APS students

Opinion: Georgia schools should cut the cord on smartphones in class

Featured

The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC

Brookhaven removes colored glass from City Centre dome after uproar

Some say the colors were too bright, the dome looked like ice cream with sprinkles and the hues distracted from the building’s muted design.

Confederate group sues to stop Stone Mountain’s ‘truth-telling’ exhibit

The Sons of Confederate Veterans allege the park’s changes to its Civil War history exhibits violate state law.

Georgia student going to court after being expelled for warning of threat

The middle school student was expelled after he sent messages to friends about a video he'd seen with someone threatening to shoot up area schools.