Education
When does school begin in metro Atlanta?

July 28, 2022 Snellville - Cherrelle Lewis, kindergarten teacher, prepares for her classroom for new school year at Anderson-Livsey elementary school in Snellville on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Here’s when some of metro Atlanta’s largest school districts will begin their first day of school:
Atlanta Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 1
Cherokee County: Monday, Aug. 1
Clayton County: Wednesday, Aug. 3
Cobb County: Monday, Aug. 1
DeKalb County: Monday, Aug. 8
Fayette County: Thursday, Aug. 4
Fulton County: Monday, Aug. 8
Gwinnett County: Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Thursday, Aug. 4
Henry County: Wednesday, Aug. 3
