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Superintendent: DeKalb Schools will end 2019-2020 school year early

DeKalb County School District Interim Superintendent Ramona Tyson, left, speaks with DeKalb County Board of Education member Allyson Gevertz at a recent school board meeting. (AJC FILE PHOTO)
By Marlon A. Walker
April 14, 2020

The DeKalb County School District is ending school early for students as they continue learning from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday.

ExploreSchool will end on May 8 for seniors and May 15 for other grades.

The district is expected to lay out plans for calculating final grades, doing student promotions, end-of-year activities and transitioning to summer learning.

School districts began closing around March 12 to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has affected more than 12,000 Georgians and more than 500 deaths.

Since then, learning has largely taken place online, pivoting to digital learning portals mostly used previously for inclement weather.

This story will be updated.

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