US Georgia Schools Reopen To Packed Hallways And Students Testing Positive For COVID-19 - 'We know the football team has tested positive for covid already.....but we're not actually going to make masks mandatory in school knowing we have infected students'

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Georgia Schools Reopen To Packed Hallways And Students Testing Positive For COVID-19

Students in Georgia's Paulding and Cherokee counties went back to school this week, with decidedly mixed results.
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Georgia Schools Reopen To Packed Hallways And Students Testing Positive For COVID-19

Reopened schools in Georgia’s Paulding and Cherokee counties drew negative attention this week after viral photographs appeared to show students packing hallways with little regard for social distancing or mask-wearing.

The most prominent images were taken on Tuesday by a 10th grader in North Paulding High School who posted them on social media and described the hallway situation as severely jammed.

Other viral images showed students from Cherokee County’s Etowah High School and Sequoyah High School standing in close proximity for senior photos with nary a mask in sight.

Prior to schools reopening on Monday, North Paulding High School’s principal, Gabe Carmona, sent a letter to parents alerting them that members of the football team had contracted COVID-19, not specifying the numbers or the severity of their cases.

According to BuzzFeed, Carmona also addressed the viral images on Wednesday, reportedly stating over the intercom that students who publicly criticized the school on social media could face disciplinary action.

Two students — including the 10th grader who posted the images of the crowded hallway — told BuzzFeed they were suspended for sharing photos online, with school administration citing violations of the school’s phone policy and posting pictures of minors without consent as reasons for the punishment.

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A photo taken Aug. 4, 2020, by a student at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, shows students crowding hallways while fewer than half wear masks. (Photo: Handout/AP)

Paulding County Superintendent Brian Otott also addressed the images in a statement, arguing that they were being criticized “without context” and saying the crowds only lasted for a “brief period” when students were transitioning between classes.

“Wearing a mask is a personal choice and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them,” Otott said. “What we will do is strongly encourage all students and staff to wear masks.”

Paulding County schools have both in-person and “virtual academies” available during the fall semester, and according to Atlanta media outlet 11Alive News, 70% of the county’s 31,000 students have returned for in-person learning, with 9,000 in online classes.

A notice on the district’s websites says that while students and staff are encouraged to wear masks during in-person schooling, face coverings will not be mandatory because “the school district recognizes that wearing a face mask is a personal choice for families.”

A reopening plan on the Cherokee County School Board website reveals a similar strategy, with both in-person schooling and a digital learning program in place. Regulations require “all employees to wear face coverings in situations where social distancing cannot be achieved,” while students are “strongly encourage[d] and recommend[ed]” to wear masks.

The plan indicates that the school district “will provide every student with two reusable cloth masks upon request.”

On Tuesday, school officials at Cherokee County’s Sixes Elementary School announced that a second-grader had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the student’s class of 20 students to undergo a two-week quarantine.

A message from Superintendent Brian V. Hightower said that the district was “going to take positive cases seriously” and shut down schools if necessary.

“We need to fight that good fight together: social distance when we can, and mask up when we can’t; wash our hands, and be kind,” Hightower said. “We are stronger together.”

Atlanta pediatrician Frita Fisher, an advocate of mandatory masks and social distancing in the classroom, told 11Alive News that reopening Georgia schools with shaky social distancing measures and without making masks mandatory for all students was “very frustrating and unsettling.”

“It’s upsetting because we are sending our kids to school knowing that we are putting them at an increased risk for spreading coronavirus among themselves and to the community,” Fisher said.

This story has been updated to reflect that students sharing photos of North Paulding High School’s crowds received suspensions.

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So.... The school knows there are infected students, opens the school anyway and explicitly allows those students to be in school, while not making masks mandatory even for those people they know are infected......all the while suspending people who post proof of people gathering in crowds at said school or criticizing the school

Oh yeah, this will end well. The faculty may as well be wearing tshirts that say 'sue me' on them, cause if it gets around the school and a bunch of kids end up in the hospital parents are going to lose their shit. God help the school board if someone dies
 
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Lurker said:
you can throw these assertions out there, but they don't mean shit when the current statistics have to go through the white house, which definitely wouldn't fudge numbers at all. and then the fucking argument that people who die with covid aren't dying FROM covid. sure, i'll bite. that's a handful of people. you know, when death certificates are signed, they are signed with the intent of being as accurate as they can be based on the circumstances.
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Here are receipts for three different countries having death certificates completed inaccurately. Tell me again about how accurate they are?

 
The Last Stand said:
I see two flaws in reopening schools.

Say the parent (s) have to work, then the children stay at home. If they are homeschooled, then the parent would have to match the curriculum of the public school system. More times with the kids could mean less time at work.

However, reopening schools would increase the chance of spread if not done properly. We know children aren't exactly the cleanest unsupervised. It takes ONE sick, careless kid now to spread like wildfire.

What if the teacher spreads it? What if the school lapses one time in this new normal? Who would be liable? All it takes is one link for this whole domino effect to fall.
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it's unfortunate because in the same way that the economy has to reopen at some point, so too do schools. but the issues you mention are very real possibilities, and i don't think anyone in charge has really thought about how all of this can play out.

as for liability, wasn't there something trump signed or something that basically made businesses not liable if an employee gets corona? not that i agree with the sentiment, but i wonder if schools are covered under that kind of protection. i... guess the parents would be liable? i don't know how, though, like... i don't see how the parents would be at fault if, say, their asymptomatic kid goes to school and somehow spreads covid. shit, how would you even KNOW?
 
muh_moobs said:
Here are receipts for three different countries having death certificates completed inaccurately. Tell me again about how accurate they are?

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using your big-boy words! look at you go!

i don't like being that person, but i can't help but notice that your sources are kind of... not academic? in fact, your first source is pretty conservatively biased, your second source appears to promote conspiracy theories, your third source is right-leaning, your fourth source is actually left-leaning, but doesn't appear to factcheck and has sensationalized headlines, your fifth source is heavily right-leaning, and your last source is right-leaning as well, but apparently is pretty okay as a source, although this appears to be an opinion piece based on the opinions of a man who is not a doctor.

still, you tried. look at @Fanatical Pragmatist's proof to see how shit is actually done.


there ya go. now you know for next time!
 
Hollywood Hulk Hogan said:
There's people who have after-effects for 5 months after recover so far. This shit is not "just the flu bro!!!!" despite what your right-wing tard friends might say. Listen to actual doctors on this one. Seriously. If people would just buckle down and wear masks for a few months, this shit would get under control.
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Remember when "if everyone just stays home for two weeks this shit would get under control?"

That was months ago. Sure glad the government through the economy away and got shit under control!
 
Lurker said:
using your big-boy words! look at you go!

i don't like being that person, but i can't help but notice that your sources are kind of... not academic? in fact, your first source is pretty conservatively biased, your second source appears to promote conspiracy theories, your third source is right-leaning, your fourth source is actually left-leaning, but doesn't appear to factcheck and has sensationalized headlines, your fifth source is heavily right-leaning, and your last source is right-leaning as well, but apparently is pretty okay as a source, although this appears to be an opinion piece based on the opinions of a man who is not a doctor.

still, you tried. look at @Fanatical Pragmatist's proof to see how shit is actually done.


there ya go. now you know for next time!
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Why do I suspect that you wouldn't talk that much shit when someone links to the NY Times, an Approved MSM Outlet?

Aside from that, what happened to your earlier stance of not being an asshole to people trying to contribute?
 
X Prime said:
Why do I suspect that @Lurker doesn't talk that much shit when someone links to the NY Times, an Approved MSM Outlet?
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all the media lies. all of it. there is no factual reporting.

i'm kidding. current msm is terrible. yes, that means both sides. i prefer reuters or the associated press (where a good chunk of articles in msm tend to be sourced from). honestly i try to look at both sides, if i can, and try to get a general idea of things, but it is quite difficult to get valid news that isn't biased in favor of one side or another.

edit: also fuck opinion pieces too

edit2: fuck you for editing your post jkjkjk i was still contributing, by telling him his sources are not up to snuff, and then i provided him with a really good post by another user who used scientific studies. also if you're going to be a dick to people (not you specifically), you're going to get that kind of treatment in return. this is kiwifarms, after all.
 
Lurker said:
using your big-boy words! look at you go!

i don't like being that person, but i can't help but notice that your sources are kind of... not academic? in fact, your first source is pretty conservatively biased, your second source appears to promote conspiracy theories, your third source is right-leaning, your fourth source is actually left-leaning, but doesn't appear to factcheck and has sensationalized headlines, your fifth source is heavily right-leaning, and your last source is right-leaning as well, but apparently is pretty okay as a source, although this appears to be an opinion piece based on the opinions of a man who is not a doctor.

still, you tried. look at @Fanatical Pragmatist's proof to see how shit is actually done.


there ya go. now you know for next time!
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Why do you type like Jake Alley?

Those articles all have sources. At least I provided something instead of "OMG DRUMPS LYING YOU GOD DAMN TRUMPTARDS BETTER STAY IN YOUR HOUSES AND WEAR A MASK OR ELSE WE'LL ALL DIE11111".

-Bird Flu was more virulent in the US than Coronavirus, and no one lost their minds.
-This shit only kills people of ill health with pre-existing health conditions.
-Yes, this really is just the flu. Ordinary influenza has after effects that can mess you up for good, too, but no one complains.
-The death toll has been inflated, and state and local authorities have done the opposite of what they should have to keep numbers down.

These things are all true, regardless of whether YOU can accept them or not.
 
Lurker said:
all the media lies. all of it. there is no factual reporting.

i'm kidding. current msm is terrible. yes, that means both sides. i prefer reuters or the associated press (where a good chunk of articles in msm tend to be sourced from). honestly i try to look at both sides, if i can, and try to get a general idea of things, but it is quite difficult to get valid news that isn't biased in favor of one side or another.

edit: also fuck opinion pieces too
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The Associated Press, huh?

You mean the place that increasingly writes politically-biased crap like this?

apnews.com

Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, turning...
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Hollywood Hulk Hogan said:
There's also studies indicating as such.

www.sciencemag.org

From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists

Some COVID-19 survivors are still sick months later. Doctors want to learn why and what they can do
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Even kids aren't immune: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932e2.htm?s_cid=mm6932e2_w

Seriously, take this shit seriously. Wear a damn mask in public. If people would do that for a few months, it will subside a great amount. Just wear a damn mask. It's not that hard.
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"Just report ze Juden, it's not that hard!"
 
muh_moobs said:
Why do you type like Jake Alley?

Those articles all have sources. At least I provided something instead of "OMG DRUMPS LYING YOU GOD DAMN TRUMPTARDS BETTER STAY IN YOUR HOUSES AND WEAR A MASK OR ELSE WE'LL ALL DIE11111".

-Bird Flu was more virulent in the US than Coronavirus, and no one lost their minds.
-This shit only kills people of ill health with pre-existing health conditions.
-Yes, this really is just the flu. Ordinary influenza has after effects that can mess you up for good, too, but no one complains.
-The death toll has been inflated, and state and local authorities have done the opposite of what they should have to keep numbers down.

These things are all true, regardless of whether YOU can accept them or not.
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literally who

and as for the rest of your post, er, where did that come from? i'm not telling you to stay in your house, fuck no, that is horrible. just, y'know, wear a mask, socially distance. being stuck in your house is unhealthy as fuck, who suggested that?

and just because you claim something is true doesn't mean it is, whether YOU can accept that or not.

@X Prime sorry, didn't forget about you. forgive me, but what in this article is biased? i'll admit i just skimmed very quickly, but i'm seeing pretty cut-and-dry reporting. no opinions to speak of, so at least we have that.
 
Lurker said:
i'll be honest, i'm irritated, because people like you choose to be ignorant rather than just accepting that, yes, there is an illness out there that you may have to be slightly inconvenienced by because you have to give a shit about other people. that things can't just go on like normal because you think they should or because you desperately want them to.

the way you and people like you act, yeah, this could very well end up being the spanish flu 2: electric boogaloo.
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To equal the Spanish Flu, Coronavirus would need to kill 78,000,000 (78 million) globally. It hasn't even reached one million . . .
 
Lurker said:
@X Prime sorry, didn't forget about you. forgive me, but what in this article is biased? i'll admit i just skimmed very quickly, but i'm seeing pretty cut-and-dry reporting. no opinions to speak of, so at least we have that.
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even though Flynn pleaded guilty as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to lying to the FBI.
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"B-but he pleaded guilty!!" twice, among other things.

EDIT: To be perfectly clear, it's not wrong per se, but it is obvious why they put in certain things and leave out others, like, say, how they left out the FBI notes.
 
Forever Sunrise said:
5-6 Youtubers I know have all had this virus as well. Most reported significant after-effects. It was variable; one had severe heart-problems but recovered fairly quickly. Others were younger and healthier but suffered far worse and far longer. For every 'they were fine' example I've heard about, I've heard a 'this is the worst thing I've ever gotten' example.
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People who are too lazy for a real job aren't exactly healthy or a good example to use as an argument for something. And remember how these narcissists and their internet echo chambers are set up; the more they suffer, the more the simps pay. These people aren't reliable sources of information when it is in their best interests to claim to suffer.
 
the autist of dojima said:
Same thing applies to you dipshit
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see, but i responded that way because he- okay.

muh_moobs said:
To equal the Spanish Flu, Coronavirus would need to kill 78,000,000 (78 million) globally. It hasn't even reached one million . . .
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let's count our lucky stars that we never reach such ridiculous numbers. fortunately, we've the advantage of modern medical science, so as long as people do their part, and nothing happens like some kind of mutation, maybe covid won't turn out that way.

(though the attitude people have regarding it is apparently quite similar to how people treated the spanish flu, but that's neither here nor there)
 
X Prime said:
"B-but he pleaded guilty!!" twice, among other things.

EDIT: To be perfectly clear, it's not wrong per se, but it is obvious why they put in certain things and leave out others, like, say, how they left out the FBI notes.
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then "technically" they aren't wrong. i'm being an asshole, but i agree that leaving shit out, especially when it's kind of incredibly important to the article, is dishonest. whether that means it's biased, i'm unsure, but it's unacceptable to leave information out if it's pertinent. and here i figured AP was still pretty reliable (it used to be, once upon a time).

the more you know!
 
Lurker said:
see, but i responded that way because he- okay.



let's count our lucky stars that we never reach such ridiculous numbers. fortunately, we've the advantage of modern medical science, so as long as people do their part, and nothing happens like some kind of mutation, maybe covid won't turn out that way.

(though the attitude people have regarding it is apparently quite similar to how people treated the spanish flu, but that's neither here nor there)
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So what about Hong Kong flu of 1969?

No masks, no lockdowns, no travel-bans. You know what people did? Went to woodstock.

SARS in 2004? No masks, no lockdowns, no travel-bans. Nothing happened.

Swine Flu? Bird Flu? Norwalk? Henta Virus? West Nile? BSE? Zika?

Why is this one so different?

Hint: It isn't.
 
muh_moobs said:
I've seen people explain the US constitution to you several times regarding this, and have done so myself. It was up to the state and local authorities to handle this, not the federal government. Pull your head out of your ass just one time.
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to be fair, i think his case is a case of wishful thinking. it is left up to the states and local authorities, yes, but maybe this should've been handled federally, even though i recognize the whole "states rights" thing. i mean you're right but it kinda sucks when there isn't one solid plan that everyone can adhere to.

edit: saw your reply, will reply here as to not doublepost. i'm no expert, and frankly i don't feel like looking this up, so if you want to be the bigger man (huehue moobs) then feel free to do so, but do we happen to know the rate of infection on these other viruses? i mean i'm sure we do, but i'd be interested to see the rate of infection of each one, which may explain why other viruses/diseases didn't fuck shit up.
 
Lurker said:
then "technically" they aren't wrong. i'm being an asshole, but i agree that leaving shit out, especially when it's kind of incredibly important to the article, is dishonest. whether that means it's biased, i'm unsure, but it's unacceptable to leave information out if it's pertinent. and here i figured AP was still pretty reliable (it used to be, once upon a time).

the more you know!
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Right, but that's generally how the MSM gets away with things as well. You can almost never catch them in an outright lie, they just leave out certain facts that are detrimental to the angle they are trying to push. Sadly, AP has started going this route.

I forget if Reuters has too off the top of my head.
 
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