Georgia's largest school district has confirmed that around 260 employees have either tested positive for
Covid-19 or have been exposed.
"As of last Thursday, we had approximately 260 employees who had been excluded from work due to a positive case or contact with a case," Roach said. "This number is fluid as we continue to have new reports and others who are returning to work," she added.
The district -- which is in the metro Atlanta area and is the largest in the school system in the state -- is set to reopen with online learning on August 12.
Despite the high case count and the confirmed community spread, some
parents held a protest last week demanding that children be allowed to return to in-person learning