The school year is officially winding down, with summer just around the corner for students.

It’s the last day of school for metro Atlanta school districts this week. Cobb schools are slated to let out for the summer break on Wednesday while Gwinnett is on Thursday.

For Fulton, DeKalb and Atlanta school districts, the last day is Friday.

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Uta Thomas picks up her son, Jax, during a public hearing in Atlanta on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. She implored the school board not to close Dunbar Elementary. 
"You would centralize education to decentralized families," she said. "You would break apart a community hub." (Abbey Cutrer / AJC)

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport domestic terminal on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, the first day of the Federal Aviation Administration cutting flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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