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Pupils Who Shared Photos of Packed Corridor of Maskless Georgia Students Suspended

posted by martyb on Sunday August 09 2020, @12:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the freedumbs? dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:

Pupils who shared photos of packed corridor of maskless Georgia students suspended:

At least two high school students in Georgia have allegedly been suspended after sharing a video of school hallway crowded with largely maskless students, according to reports.

North Paulding High School in Dallas went viral after it reopened on Monday when two students shared photos of the school corridors with apparently no social distancing and barely any wearing masks.

Paulding County Schools Superintendent Brian Otott reportedly released a statement saying that the images were taken out of context, that masks were a personal choice for students and reopening was in line with Georgia Department of Education's health recommendations.

[...] "Students are in this hallway environment for just a brief period as they move to their next class. ... There is no question that the photo does not look good," Mr Otott said according to CNN.

"Wearing a mask is a personal choice, and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them."

Following the alleged suspension 15-year-old Hannah Watters who posted one of the photos and a video on Twitter told Buzzfeed News she received a five-day, out-of-school suspension for posting one photo and one video on Twitter.

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by sonamchauhan on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:23AM (2 children)

    by sonamchauhan (6546) on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:23AM (#1033676)

    That's a dodgy system... from the article:

    "70% of students returning for in-person instruction five days a week. The county had let students decide between in-person or online classes, but the system's online learning slots filled up."

    Filled up how? Zoom concurrent user limit? ONLINE_STUDENT_ID database field only 2-digits? School ran out of electrons?

    She should probably have insisted on staying suspended. "Sorry, but I've made up my mind to accept my punishment, and made plans for those 5 days"

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:37AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:37AM (#1033683) Journal

    School ran out of electrons?

    Good one, I like it.

    News Flash!

    As with meat packing plants, electron production plants are experiencing increased Covid19 cases. Electron Producer's Union is calling for all Electron Packing Plants to be shut down, for the safety of Electron Production Workers.

    Georgia seems to be hardest hit, with it's migrant workforce working in sweat shop conditions to produce Electrons for both government and consumer use.

    Some states are responding by classifying Electron Workers as "essential workers", and making it illegal for an Electron Worker to miss a day of work - for any reason. In New York, it is now illegal for an Electron Worker to die, unless he has given a two week notice to his employer.

    We'll go further in depth on this story at 11:00, please tune in then!

  • (Score: 1) by surjeon on Sunday August 09 2020, @09:17AM

    by surjeon (9954) on Sunday August 09 2020, @09:17AM (#1033718)

    School ran out of electrons?

    But there is only one [wikipedia.org].