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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSeveral high school students in Georgia tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a drive-through
graduation paradeSeveral high school students in Georgia tested positive for COVID-19 after participating in a drive-through graduation ceremony, school officials said in a letter to students' families that was first reported by CNN.
The Lovett School in Atlanta Georgia did not disclose how many students had tested positive for COVID-19 after their drive-through graduation, but described the number as "several" in the letter from Head of School Meredyth Cole and Head Nurse Shana Horan.
"Unfortunately the infectious nature of the COVID-19 virus means that most communities will be touched at some point, and we recognize how hard separation and missed milestones have been on the emotional lives of our students," they said in the letter. "Families of the students diagnosed with COVID-19 are working with the appropriate healthcare professionals and Departments of Health."
The Lovett School, which is an independent, coeducational day school that teaches students kindergarten through 12th grade, closed its campus in mid-March to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to CNN.
https://news.yahoo.com/several-high-school-students-georgia-215158105.html
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Several high school students in Georgia tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a drive-through (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
May 2020
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Buckeye_Democrat
(14,847 posts)1. There were social gatherings too.
I suspect the off-campus gatherings were the problem.
It remains unknown if the virus spread at the drive-through graduation or an off-campus event.
"The school has been made aware of several off-campus social gatherings but has no information on any private events," a spokesperson for the school said in a statement to Insider. "Families of the graduates diagnosed with COVID-19 are working with the appropriate healthcare professionals and Departments of Health."
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)2. I had the same thought. 18-19 year olds having hit a key life milestone.
My guess is there were off campus parties that the kids aren't talking about.
Friday the 14th
(14 posts)3. Good point
Lazy journalism there.