State Study Committee Recommends Georgia Schools Start Later

A state study committee has recommended that schools in Georgia return to school later than the current school calendars prescribe.

The Senate Study Committee, which included four state senators, one state school board member, and a number of citizen appointees, convened several times around the state over the last several months to hear public comments, expert testimony, and other feedback on the possibility of starting school a later date.

Georgia has 181 independent school districts which include county-wide and city-wide school districts and lawmakers have said differing school calendars negatively impacts the toursim industry in the Peach State. Members also say breaks throughout the year hurt families who need childcare or the free/reduced lunch program.

That’s why they’re proposing recommendations to the Georgia General Assembly to set state guidelines for the local school districts.

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