More than 250 employees in Georgia’s largest public school district have reported testing positive for the coronavirus or possibly being exposed to it about a week before the school year is set to begin, according to district officials.
Gwinnett County Public Schools teachers — many of whom were not allowed to work from home — began in-person planning Wednesday at county facilities, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
By Thursday, about 260 employees had called in to report a positive COVID-19 test or possible exposure to a case and were excluded from work, officials confirmed to news outlets.
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