COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County schools haven’t started yet but teachers are back in the building preparing for the school year. At least one teacher has tested positive for COVID-19 and a high school is closed for deep cleaning.
Cobb County Schools decided to keep all students home to learn virtually at least for the beginning of the school year. The county said it plans to phase back in students who chose face-to-face but full details have not been released.
The district though decided to have teachers and administrators report to schools at the beginning of July as they prepare to start the school year Aug. 17.
Since July 1, there have been 100 suspected cases of COVID-19 in the district. A teacher at Osborne High School recently tested positive and officials temporarily closed the school to disinfect it.
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John Williams is an active member of the Cobb County community, especially when it comes to issues dealing with schools. His children graduated from the Cobb County school district.
He thought it was a good idea to keep students home to learn virtually for now, but a bad idea to have teachers reporting to school buildings.
“Give everybody a chance and then develop a true plan, Because right now they don’t’ have a true plan. They’re doing things but its more like this sounds right – right now. They’re pleasing the public not the science,” he said.
But Williams does think that teachers and students should be home right now until we get a better grip on the spread of the virus.
“We have a lot of three generation families. So kids are going to go back home and take it to their grandparents. That’s my biggest fear.”
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