UpdatedTue, Jan 12, 2021 at 12:32 pm ET Reply Students in DeKalb County School District will not return for in-person instruction until mid-February, the district announced Monday. (Shutterstock) DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Citing rising coronavirus cases in Georgia, DeKalb County School District will delay in-person learning, the district announced during Monday's school board meeting. Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris said during the meeting that the district will push back in-person learning by a month, to mid-February. Classrooms were initially set to reopen Jan. 19 for students in five grade levels, despite DeKalb County's positivity rate sitting above the 10 percent threshold — and despite at least two protests by DeKalb educators and parents, who were pushing for schools to remain in virtual learning.