The school shuttered its doors this week cleaning after six students and at least three staff members tested positive for the novel coronavirus over the weekend. ADADThe new cases and the rate of virus spread means the district will have to adjust its in-person learning curriculum, the district stated. Students will be on campus for two days a week based on their last names and will spend the rest of their school week engaging in digital learning. Parents, teachers and students voiced their conflicting views about school safety and leadership as the Georgia school district grapples with providing an education during a global pandemic. During the meeting, some parents underscored the need for in-person learning as they try to maintain full-time jobs, and others asked the district to provide a data-driven agenda for in-person learning as well as mask mandates.

Source: Washington Post August 13, 2020 14:38 UTC