Education
4-day weekend planned for Atlanta students
Most Atlanta public school students are preparing for a four-day Columbus Day weekend.
Students in traditional schools have days off on Friday, which is a teacher professional learning day, and on Monday for Columbus Day.
Students in schools using a year-round calendar only have off on Monday.
About the Author
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
