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Crowded Georgia High School Reports Infections

August 9, 2020 at 7:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Georgia high school that became infamous for hallways crowded with unmasked students reported a half-dozen students and three staffers in the school with COVID-19, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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