DeKalb County Public Schools is giving families more time to choose whether their children will be learning in person or remotely once school buildings reopen.

The new deadline for DeKalb’s intent to return form is Nov. 30. The deadline was previously Nov. 12, which was an extension of the original Oct. 23 deadline. The semester begins Jan. 5.

DeKalb has held online-only classes since the district started the school year in August. Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton County Schools and City Schools of Decatur are also online-only.

The DeKalb County School District is giving families the option of choosing from a hybrid learning model ― which is in-person instruction combined with remote learning ― or online-only classes, according to the school system on Wednesday morning.

DeKalb County is planning to offer in-person classes when coronavirus rates in the east metro Atlanta county drop below 100 infections per 100,000 people for 14 straight days. The Georgia Department of Health reported on Nov. 17 that there have been 263 infections per 100,000 people in DeKalb over the last two weeks.

DeKalb County, which has more than 793,000 residents, has 23,947 cases of infections, according to the health department. As of Tuesday, there were 391,466 total confirmed cases and 8,496 confirmed deaths in Georgia since March, according to state data.

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Joe Rich had moved to 3935 Paces Manor 2.5 year ago. on Tuesday, Sept. 22,2009, he was trapped at his house with no way out - but a boat. He has been ferrying various things back and forth and is surprised he still has power. Vinings residents were dealing with a major flooding issue Tuesday, as the Chattahoochee River made its way along the banks near Paces Ferry Road.  Many residents with upscale homes were hit hard, some for the second time since an earlier post millennia flooding episode. Since early Monday, seven lives have been taken and several other people remain missing. The record-setting rains also have closed schools and roads and have left people stranded in their homes. The river's level near Vinings was at 27.36 feet before daybreak Tuesday after cresting at 28.1 feet overnight. Flood stage is 14 feet, and anything above 20 feet is considered "major" flooding. (Photo: John Spink, jspink@ajc.com)

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