Unlike the November general election, the Jan. 5 runoff races to decide two U.S. Senate seats will be a school day for Atlanta students.

Atlanta Public Schools reserved the Nov. 3 Election Day as a teacher work day and gave students the day off.

But Jan. 5 will be a regular, online instructional day for students and teachers, and the district will not change its previously established calendar, APS confirmed on Tuesday. The date Jan. 5 also is the first day students will report back to online classes after a two-week winter holiday break.

In a statement, the district said the runoff election should not pose “any disruption to our instructional day.”

Teachers will spend Jan. 4 as a professional learning day.

APS will give students the option of continuing with online classes or returning to school buildings in late January and early February.

Starting Jan. 25, prekindergarten through second grade as well as some special education students will have the option of resuming face-to-face learning. The remaining grades would follow on Feb. 1 and Feb. 4.

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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