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July 28, 2022 Snellville - Cherrelle Lewis, kindergarten teacher, prepares for her classroom for new school year at Anderson-Livsey elementary school in Snellville on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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July 28, 2022 Snellville - Cherrelle Lewis, kindergarten teacher, prepares for her classroom for new school year at Anderson-Livsey elementary school in Snellville on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
By AJC Staff – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 29, 2022

Here’s when some of metro Atlanta’s largest school districts will begin their first day of school:

Atlanta Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 1

Cherokee County: Monday, Aug. 1

Clayton County: Wednesday, Aug. 3

Cobb County: Monday, Aug. 1

DeKalb County: Monday, Aug. 8

Fayette County: Thursday, Aug. 4

Fulton County: Monday, Aug. 8

Gwinnett County: Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Thursday, Aug. 4

Henry County: Wednesday, Aug. 3

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