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Alliepoo

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5. Our schools now start mid august

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:56 AM

Aug 2020

Ive heard it’s to be able to get the number of school days completed to administer mid-year testing before the kids go on holiday break in December instead of doing testing after they return and the material isn’t fresh in their minds. Gotta have those good test scores, ya know.

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Most of GA reopened schools this week -Already 20 cases in open schools [View all] kpete Aug 2020 OP

Off topic, but since when does school start the first week in August? CrispyQ Aug 2020 #1

That shit started in GA a # of years ago. Start 8/1 and end around Mem Day. CurtEastPoint Aug 2020 #2

It starts then in many places SoCalNative Aug 2020 #3

I imagine all schools in GA have air conditioning, too. louis-t Aug 2020 #4

Same here in MN NickB79 Aug 2020 #6

Our schools now start mid august Alliepoo Aug 2020 #5

A student who shared photos of kids without masks got suspended mainer Aug 2020 #7

Because of course. The school admin is shooting themselves in the foot with that. crickets Aug 2020 #8

Out of how many students? democrattotheend Aug 2020 #9