Â鶹ӰԺ- The surge in COVID cases has metro Â鶹ӰԺ schools adjusting their plans for students and staff for a return to school after the holiday break. Here are the changes that are known to date.

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In a communication to families, Fulton County Schools implemented a mask mandate in 13 out of the 14 FCS Cities. Using the local data taken from the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) Epidemiology Reports Fulton County Schools determined schools and facilities located in municipalities where the rate of infection exceeds 100 per 100,000 residents will require [...]

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As the first day of the 2021-22 school year quickly approaches Aug. 4, Henry County Schools are updating their COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The district shared a COVID-19 playbook with the community Monday, which outlines protocols the district will take this school year to prevent the spread of the virus. These measures include optional face masks, [...]

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Griffin-Spalding County Schools will not require masks for the 2021-22 school year, the district announced Monday. The district will continue COVID-19 mitigation efforts including three-foot physical distancing and sanitization of large areas, according to the announcement. Many schools have been outfitted with filtration systems in HVAC units and touchless water fountains with water bottle filling [...]

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As the upcoming school year quickly approaches, Griffin-Spalding Schools are preparing by sharing more and more details. This year’s open house will be held July 29 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for all schools across the district, according to the website. This is less than a week before the first day of school, which [...]

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Rockdale County Public Schools students will be masking up once again for the 2021-22 school year, Superintendent Terry Oatts announced Saturday. Staff and students will be required to wear masks indoors and on busses, physically distance at least three feet from each other whenever possible and keep up hygiene measures, Oatts said in his announcement. [...]

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Griffin-Spalding County School System is asking for community members’ opinions regarding spending of federal funds received due to the pandemic. The district is holding two meetings via Zoom on July 8 at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and is open to all parents and community members, according to a Facebook post-Tuesday. The meeting will allow [...]

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Anyone aged 12 and older in the Rockdale County School district can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event this month at Rockdale Career Academy. The district is partnering with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc, a nonprofit that provides pediatric healthcare to school communities, to provide the vaccines on July 10 and 31 from 9 a.m. [...]

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Douglas County School District will once again offer free COVID-19 vaccines at all five of the district’s high schools the second week of July, according to a Monday Facebook post. The vaccination event, which is a continuing partnership with Premier Drugstore and Cobb & Douglas Public Health, will run from July 12 to 14, according [...]

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Rockdale County Public Schools were the first district in Georgia to offer free COVID-19 tests to all employees, students and their parents or guardians in the district, and they are continuing to do so throughout the summer. The testing is in partnership with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc., a nonprofit that seeks to increase access to medical pediatric [...]

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