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When is spring break for public schools in metro Atlanta?

Spring Break for Atlanta Public Schools and many other metro Atlanta school districts is April 1-5, 2019. (AJC file photo)

Credit: Johnny Crawford/AJC

Credit: Johnny Crawford/AJC

Spring Break for Atlanta Public Schools and many other metro Atlanta school districts is April 1-5, 2019. (AJC file photo)
By Brian O'Shea
March 26, 2019

Spring Break for Atlanta Public Schools and many other metro Atlanta school districts is April 1-5, 2019. School resumes for most students on Monday, April 8, 2019.

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This date for spring break is shared by Clayton County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County and Gwinnett County, among others.

For participants in Atlanta rush-hour traffic, spring break week has generally lighter traffic, followed by potentially bad traffic the following Monday and Tuesday, as drivers get accustomed again to the school-day patterns.

Below are links for school calendar info from Atlanta public school systems in the 10 closest counties. You can confirm dates for spring break and also check to see when school year ends for your students.

Find your Atlanta public school calendar

ExploreAtlanta Public Schools / APS 
ExploreClayton County
ExploreCherokee County
ExploreCobb County
ExploreDeKalb County
ExploreFayette County 
ExploreForsyth County
ExploreFulton County 
ExploreGwinnett County
ExploreHenry County

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CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS  

ExploreBuford City Schools 
ExploreDecatur City Schools
ExploreMarietta City Schools

About the Author

Brian O'Shea is a senior digital producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He works with the newsroom to identify topics of interest to Atlanta readers and also works with voter guides and election results. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and The Ohio State University Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.

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