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.”