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posted by martyb on Wednesday August 12 2020, @02:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the What-would-Gomer-Pyle-say? dept.

HS that suspended teen who tweeted photo of hallway has 9 COVID-19 cases:

North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, sent a letter to parents Saturday, saying, "At this time, we know there were six students and three staff members who were in school for at least some time last week who have since reported to us that they have tested positive." The letter was published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Most or even all of the six students and three staff members who tested positive could have had the virus before the school reopened on Monday, August 3. As Harvard Medical School explains, "The time from exposure to symptom onset (known as the incubation period) is thought to be three to 14 days, though symptoms typically appear within four or five days after exposure," and "a person with COVID-19 may be contagious 48 to 72 hours before starting to experience symptoms."

[...] As we reported Friday, the school issued a five-day suspension to student Hannah Watters after she posted a photo to Twitter, noting the "jammed" hallways and "10 percent mask rate." The school lifted her suspension after extensive media coverage. One other unnamed student who was suspended for a similar reason also had the suspension reversed, the Journal-Constitution said.

Students attended class in person only on Monday through Wednesday, as the district said it conducted a short first week "so that all of our schools can step back and assess how things are going so far."

Update at 6:50pm ET: North Paulding High School announced Sunday that it has canceled in-person instruction for Monday and Tuesday, August 10 and 11, because of the nine positive cases and "the possibility that number could increase if there are currently pending tests that prove positive." The school said that on Tuesday evening, parents and students will be notified about whether in-person instruction will resume on Wednesday. Remote learning will continue while the school is closed.


Previously:
(2020-08-08) Pupils Who Shared Photos of Packed Corridor of Maskless Georgia Students Suspended

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @03:53PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @03:53PM (#1035589)

    Should be hung by their testicles in the hallway for a photo op.
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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 12 2020, @05:20PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 12 2020, @05:20PM (#1035635) Journal

    Hanging by testicles is considered poor form almost everywhere. Half the population lacks said testicles, so cannot be hung in that manner. Hanging people by their testicles is likely to result in tearing said testicles off, and allowing the hanged person to fall to the floor. It's just poor form, and Soylent's servers were trying to remind you of that fact.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @06:10PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @06:10PM (#1035678)

      Hanging people by their testicles is likely to result in tearing said testicles off, and allowing the hanged person to fall to the floor.

      I mean, considering that the point of execution by hanging isn't actually to choke them to death, but to sever the spine resulting in more or less instantaneous death...

      You know what, nvm, this analogy doesn't work

      Hanging people by their testicles is likely to result in tearing said testicles off

      maybe that's the point