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925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?

Posted on AllSides August 12th, 2020
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coronavirus, reopening schools, education, schools, Georgia

A suburban Atlanta county opened its schools amid controversy and a growing case count, previewing a difficult national back-to-school season.

The first letter went out on Aug. 4, one day after students in the Cherokee County School District returned to their classrooms for the first time since the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Dear Parents,” wrote Dr. Ashley Kennerly, the principal of Sixes Elementary School. “I am writing this letter in order to communicate that a student in 2nd grade has tested positive for Covid-19.”

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