Just two weeks into the 2021 school year, over 23,000 students and staff in the Atlanta metro area have been sent home to quarantine due to the spread of COVID-19.
WSB Atlanta reported the numbers by district, per CharlieKirk.com.
Of those districts that do report quarantined students and staff, Fulton County Schools are reporting 6,233 students who are either quarantined or have tested positive. Gwinnett County, the largest school district in the state, has 2,337 students and staff in quarantine. Atlanta Public Shools has 2,035 students and staff in quarantine.
On Friday, Lamar County Schools announced they are shutting down for two weeks due to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases. Students will return to virtual learning until October.
