Gwinnett plans to start school year with online-only classes after all

By Arlinda Smith Broady, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 20, 2020 at 10:41 am EDT

Gwinnett plans to start school year with online-only classes after all July 11, 2020 Suwanee - Participants rally in Town Center Park during Gwinnett Citizens for Equity and Justice event, a rally and information session organized by Gwinnett Educators for Equity & Justice, at Town Center Park in Suwanee on Saturday, July 11, 2020. They are explaining their stance on forcing Gwinnett schools to include implicit bias training for educators, include cultural and racial history and education in curriculum and hire more teachers of color. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

By Arlinda Smith Broady, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 20, 2020 at 10:41 am EDT

Gwinnett County Public Schools announced Monday morning that it will join most other districts in metro Atlanta and hold classes this fall online-only.

During a call with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Board co-chair Carole Boyce said a news release was imminent.

Although school board member Everton Blair’s impassioned speech last week at the regular meeting caused the audience to break out in applause, the other board members appeared unfazed and determined to start the year with in-person classes. In fact, afterward Board chair Louise Radloff uttered, “I could strangle him.”

On Sunday, Dr. Mary Kay Murphy, who represents District 3, issued a statement saying that she, too, believes the spike in COVID-19 cases in Gwinnett County is cause to limit instruction to online-only.

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