APS begins four-day workweek

Atlanta Public Schools will begin four-day summer workweeks starting this Friday and continuing through Friday, July 18. Most APS facilities, including the APS central office will be closed on June 6, 13, 20 and 27 and July 4, 11 and 18. The district will also be closed Thursday, July 3 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. All APS summer programs will continue as scheduled. APS offices will resume normal operation hours the week of Monday, July 21.

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