Images Of Student Crowds Raise Questions In Georgia Schools

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August 5th, 2020

In addition to Gov. Brian Kemp and other state officials, the lawsuit filed by the Georgia Association of Educators also names Paulding County Superintendent Brian Otott and each member of the school board as defendants.

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Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-campus pictures showed students packed shoulder-to-shoulder.

In Cherokee County, dozens of seniors gathered at two of the district’s six high schools to take traditional first-day-of-school senior photos, with students squeezing together in black outfits. No one in pictures at Sequoyah High School in Hickory Flat or Etowah High School in Woodstock wore a mask.

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