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The Truth Behind A Viral Picture Of A Reopening School Is Worse Than It Looked
Posted on August 5, 2020, at 2:36 p.m. ET
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Behind a viral photo of a crowded hallway at a high school in Georgia, a potentially dire situation is brewing. Students, teachers, and parents fear the Paulding County school’s rushed reopening plans may be spiraling out of control just two days after students — who said they were told they could face expulsion for remaining home — returned to class despite reports of positive coronavirus cases among students and staff.
North Paulding High School, about an hour outside Atlanta, reopened Monday despite an outbreak among members of its high school football team, many of whom, a Facebook video shows, worked out together in a crowded indoor gym last week as part of a weightlifting fundraiser.
Within days of that workout, several North Paulding players had tested positive for the coronavirus. The school’s parents were notified just hours before the first day of class.
And multiple teachers at North Paulding say there are positive tests among school staff, including a staff member who came into contact with most teachers at the school while exhibiting symptoms last week. Teachers and staff said the school won’t confirm coronavirus infections among district employees, citing privacy reasons.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/georgia-school-reopening-photo-paulding-county
Comment: We have to remember that it is "Just the flu". And before long it might be if it keeps mutating.
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... after they are no longer sick from the initial episode. But children are spared from long term organ damage after they are sick.
Or does someone not give a shit about long term organ damage caused by Covid when it comes to children and young adults ?
Should these people be in any position of authority concerning the health and/or welfare of others ?
