Inevitable and about as predictable as Trump tweeting something offensive during any given day. Paulding County high school is about an hour from Atlanta, one of the worst hit states in the country. But they have one of those kind of Governors, a Trump devotee, in Brian Kemp and they're bound and determined to open schools, whatever the costs.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constition
The Paulding County high school that became infamous for hallways crowded with unmasked students reported a half-dozen students and three staffers in the school with COVID-19, the school district told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Saturday.
“At this time, we know there were six students and three staff members who were in school for at least some time last week who have since reported to us that they have tested positive,” says a letter from North Paulding High School Principal Gabe Carmona to parents Saturday. A spokesman for the Paulding County School District gave a copy of the letter to the AJC.
North Paulding High and its school district, which began the school year Monday, made national news this past week after images of the crowded hallways went viral after being posted to social media.
The school district suspended two students, including one who publicly acknowledged posting one of the photos. The punishment led to a national outcry from critics who said school leaders were trying to silence the students. After the pushback, the district relented and lifted the suspensions on Friday.
The school that suspended a student for *that* picture now has a COVID outbreak. On his list of most proactive measures parents can do, Principle Carmona forgot to mention "don't send your kids to school." pic.twitter.com/HoMbFgJPqO
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) August 9, 2020
UPDATE: Now they're going online, at least for Monday and Tuesday.
UPDATE: Georgia high school that went viral for photos of crowded hallways will go online-only Monday and Tuesday after six students and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus https://t.co/najJAlXwJg
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 9, 2020
