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Clayton Board of Education moves up last day of school for 2019-2020

Clayton County to end 2019-2020 school year on May 21, 2020 instead of May 22.

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

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Clayton County to end 2019-2020 school year on May 21, 2020 instead of May 22.
By Leon Stafford
Sept 6, 2019

The Clayton County Board of Education has made some changes to the district's 2019-2020 calendar, including a new last day of school.

In the new calendar adopted on Tuesday, classes will end on May 21, 2020, which previously had been a regular instructional day.  March 16, which had been a staff development day, will now become a regular instructional day.

In addition, May 22, which had been the last day of school, now becomes a staff development/post planning day, the district has decided.

The changes will allow graduation ceremonies to take place Thursday through Saturday, May 21-23, 2020, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park.

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