Georgia coronavirus school reopening. The georgia department of education has released updated guidance to help schools plan for a safe return for the 2020 2021 academic school year. An alarming photo of a hallway crowded by mostly maskless students in a georgia high school raises issues with reopening schools all around the country. Hundreds of employees in georgias largest school district have either tested positive for covid 19 or have been exposed to the virus officials said.
Elementary student tests positive for coronavirus student crowds raise questions school districts resuming in person classes in the state are facing challenges. Georgia second grader tests positive for coronavirus after first day of school forcing class to quarantine. Et posted on august 5 2020 at 236 pm.
The outbreak has complicated the return to school in gwinnett county which this week had the highest number of new coronavirus cases in the state. A second grader tested positive on the first. By molly hensley clancy and caroline odonovan last updated on august 5 2020 at 322 pm.
August 5 2020 1048 am cbsap. School reopenings during the novel coronavirus pandemic continue to be a problem and reports from georgias first week of school arent reassuring. Please refer to the georgia department of education gadoe website for guidance and regularly updated digital learning resources for schools.
Et this is. The georgia department of education gadoe is working closely with the office of the governor the georgia department of public health gadph and other agencies to ensure local school districts parents and students have the most accurate and up to date information regarding covid 19 commonly called coronavirus.