Editing COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===School closures===
[[Emory University]] became the first college in the state on March 11 to announce it was closing its campus and moving classes online for the remainder of the semester.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/emory-first-georgia-college-close-campus-over-coronavirus-and-move-classes-online/IFv5Lw4BPmEw9FTJoUxNTN/|last=Downey|first=Maureen|title=Emory is first Georgia college to close campus over coronavirus and move classes online|website=AJC|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312065333/https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/emory-first-georgia-college-close-campus-over-coronavirus-and-move-classes-online/IFv5Lw4BPmEw9FTJoUxNTN/|archive-date=March 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[University System of Georgia]] announced that its 26 public institutions would remain open based on the current advice of the Georgia Department of Public Health.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20200312/uga-classes-slated-to-resume-monday-despite-coronavirus-fears|last=Shearer|first=Lee|title=UGA classes slated to resume Monday despite coronavirus fears|website=Athens Banner-Herald|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607093151/https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20200312/uga-to-suspend-classes-two-weeks/|url-status=live}}</ref> Three hours later the decision was reversed and the University System of Georgia has temporarily suspended instruction for two weeks starting on March 16.<ref name=":1" /> On March 14, [[Gwinnett Technical College]] decided to close both of its campuses from March 16 through March 22, after announcing on March 13 that from March 23, to resume all currently 100% online courses as usual, and to convert all other courses to online instruction where possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gwinnetttech.edu/emergency-notification/|title=Emergency Operations Update|author=Gwinnett Tech Staff|website=Gwinnett Tech|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528132347/https://www.gwinnetttech.edu/emergency-notification/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also on March 12, 2020, many school districts in the state of Georgia decided to cancel classes for at least two weeks, such as [[Cobb County School District]], who had an elementary school teacher test positive for the coronavirus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cobb-county-elementary-school-closes-for-14-days-following-positive-coronavirus-case|title=Cobb County elementary school closes for 14 days following positive coronavirus case|date=March 11, 2020|website=FOX 5 Atlanta|language=en-US|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409173042/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cobb-county-elementary-school-closes-for-14-days-following-positive-coronavirus-case|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 1, 2020, Kemp ordered that all K-12 schools close through the end of the 2019–20 academic year. School districts will continue to educate students remotely. State officials have delayed the high-stakes testing that guides much of the instruction and are expecting approval from the federal government to scrap the tests altogether.<ref name=aprilschoolclosures>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-education/schools-closed-until-fall/r7QgK2idaQ0681UafbW3XP/|title=Kemp orders schools closed through end of school year|date=April 1, 2020|website=Atlanta Journal and Constitution|language=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528044353/https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-education/schools-closed-until-fall/r7QgK2idaQ0681UafbW3XP/|url-status=live}}</ref>