Over 900 in Georgia district quarantine as high school shut A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed this last weekCANTON, Ga. -- A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed last week and will temporarily shut down a hard-hit high school in which a widely shared photo showed dozens of maskless students posing together. The quarantine figures from the Cherokee County School District include at least 826 students, according to data the district posted online. The school quarantines were announced a day after Georgia Gov. Cherokee County School District Superintendent Brian Hightower said the district was temporarily shutting down Etowah High School starting Wednesday and hoped to reopen the school on Aug. 31. Other Atlanta-area school districts decided to scrap in-person learning for virtual instruction after cases of COVID-19 in Georgia began spiking again.

Source: ABC News August 11, 2020 17:45 UTC