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Lack of social distancing in the classroom

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Lack of social distancing in the classroom
Lack of social distancing in the classroom

While CCSD students will start the school year remotely, some districts across the country are already welcoming students back to the classroom.

WHILE C-C-S-D STUDENTS WILLSTART THE SCHOOL YEAR REMOTELY-- SOME DISTRICTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY ARE ALREADY WELCOMINGSTUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.BUT AS ABC'S STEVE OSUNSAMIREPORTS-- SOME SCHOOLS ARESTRUGGLING WITH THEIR DECISIONSTO REOPENAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY THIS MORNING AREFIGURING OUT HOW TO BESTEDUCATE CHILDREN SAFELY AND INSOME CASES ARE SENDING THEMBACK TO CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLSYSTEMS LIKE THE ONE IN INPAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA ARESTRUGGLING WITH THEIRDECISIONS.A STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED ONWEDNESDAY FOR SHARING THESEIMAGES OF A PACKED HALLWAYBETWEEN CLASSES AT HER HIGHSCHOOL, FROM THE FIRST WEEK OFCLASSES, WHERE MOST OF THESTUDENTS WEREN'T WEARING MASKSTHE SUPERINTENDENT HAD TO WRITETHIS LETTER, OBTAINED BY ABCNEWS, TRYING TO CALM FAMILIES.WHERE HE UNDERLINES THAT MASKSARE STILL ENCOURAGED, AND SAYSMORE RESOURCES ARE ON THE WAYFOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS.SOT - CHELSEA LENNON, SOPHMOREAT NORTH PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL"I SAW MANY PEOPLE WERE NOTWEARING MASKS.AND IT WAS MAKING ME FEELREALLY UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLETO BE IN SCHOOL A FORMERTEACHER FROM THE SAME DISTRICTIS AGREEING TO TALK WITH US BUTASKED FOR SOME ANONYMITYBECAUSE SHE'S AFRIAD PEOPLEWILL COME FOR HER.SHE SAYS BULLY LIKE BEHAVIOR ISWHAT MADE HER QUIT-- SOTTEACHER IN SILHOUETTE "I FEELAS AN EDUCATOR ITS MY DUTY TOPOINT OUT AN INSTANCE WHERE IDO NOT FEEL LIKE THE CHILDRENARE BEING KEPT SAFE, I DO NOTFEEL LIKE MY FELLOW TEACHERSARE BEING KEPT SAFE" NAT: HORNSBEEPING/ PROTESTORS HOLDINGSIGNS TEACHERS IN AMERICA'SSTREETS ARE PROTESTINGIN-PERSON LEARNING.NATS ONE OF THEIR BIGGESTCONCERNS -- HEADING BACK TOCLASSROOMS THAT DON'T HAVEENOUGH SPACE TO FOLLOW SAFETYPROTOCOLS.SOT- ANGELA LOWRY, TEACHER "ITEACH HIGH SCHOOL, I'VE GOT 39KIDS IN A CLASS- IT JUST CAN'THAPPEN" STUDENTS CONTINUE TOSHARE PHOTOS OF CROWDED SCHOOLSONLINE.THESE ARE FROM INSIDE WOODSTOCKHIGH SCHOOL IN GEORGIA.SHOWING SOME STUDENTS IN MASKS,BUT LITTLE SOCIAL DISTANCING.THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE ISREPORTING COVID-19 INFECTIONSIN AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENTSCHOOLS ALREADYOVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS...

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