Schools open georgia. Coronavirus cases are surging in gwinnett county georgia where the numbers are among the highest in the state and also where parents and students are demanding schools reopen their doors for the. The states 180 school districts operate independently under the georgia constitution and absent an emergency mandate from gov. The guideline document called georgias path to recovery for k 12 schools outlines steps local schools should take to prevent the highly infectious virus from entering classroom.
Brian kemp will decide whether and how to open their buildings. 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. Brian kemp said he will relax some of the rules he put in place.
A georgia school district has to quarantine more than 900 people over fears of coronavirus exposure. The states roughly 17 million students were left. And positive cases as well as the states testing ability and contact tracing ability when determining whether to open schools.
Georgias school districts halted in person classes in more than 2200 schools starting in late march as concerns ramped up over coronavirus. At least 260 students and eight teachers from a suburban school district in atlanta georgia were quarantined after multiple students and teachers tested positive for covid 19 during the first.