Cherokee County is in the national spotlight, with coronavirus was reported in 19 schools after just one week of classes. Students are now quarantining, but some parents still gathered to cheer the district's choice to repoen without masks. gpbnews
Parents rally in support of the Cherokee County School Board Aug. 11, 2020.Lauren P. shook as she spoke about social media comments on a viral photo of her son’s Cherokee County class standing together without masks.
The parents started a Facebook group dedicated to “positivity vibes” and organized a Tuesday morning rally to show support for the school board that made the difficult decision to allow students to come to class unmasked. Cherokee County has come under the national spotlight following the first week of classes with more than 800 students quarantining after coronavirus was reported in 19 different schools.
“It's our responsibility to protect them and it’s our responsibility to protect the teachers,” Lauren P. said. “I know that there are a handful of teachers that don't want to be in the classroom, and that's OK, but there are a huge group of teachers, including my husband, including my friends, including my neighbors, who want to be in the classroom.
"We've learned in our own hospital that when we simply strongly encouraged face masks, we still saw community spread," Dr. Jon Lewin, CEO of Emory Healthcare,When everyone wears a mask, transmission is reduced by 75% or more, he said. Douglas believes the issue is political and comes from mixed messages sent by the top leadership down to the local school board, which chooses not to buck the system.
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