At its meeting Thursday, the state Board of Education may consider a resolution pushing back the start of school statewide until Sept. 8.

The resolution under consideration would seek to have schools delay opening until Sept. 8, according to sources. The Georgia School Boards Association was not consulted about a possible resolution, said Executive Director Valarie Wilson. “We started hearing rumors earlier today, and the rumors started to take more leg this afternoon. Later, we received confirmation the state board would be discussing it tomorrow.”

It is unclear whether the state can do much more than strongly urge districts to move back their start dates as Georgia has locally controlled school districts. Wilson said a statewide push to delay school starts does not help local districts, many of which in metro Atlanta were planning to start with virtual classes

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