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with the battle raging, Chicago has the third largest system in the nation is going all virtual for public schools in the windy city in the fall. This after that alarming video of students packing a school hallway many without masks. Now the mother of the student who recorded that video says her child has been suspended. Janai Norman joins with us more. Good morning. Reporter: You seen those images of students shoulder-to-shoulder in packed hallways where social distancing didn't appear possible. The school principal saying that school leaders are doing their best. Now warning students against posting anything that posts the school in a negative light. More fallout over this viral photo. Many not wearing masks. The mother of the student what recorded this video inside the high school during class change says the young whistleblower has been suspended for sharing the images online. Anything going on social media that is negative to our light. Reporter: Then this stern warning of the school's principal on the pa shared by students. There will be consequences for those students or anyone who send out those pictures. So please be careful. Reporter: In the same district a nurse resigning saying it is just not safe enough to return to school. Part of my job as a nurse is to heal the sick, not to make them sick and I felt that given my role, I have been in a lot of situations where I could infect children and ought adults in the building. Reporter: The same battle across the hard hit sun belt. One Texas doctor sounding the alarm. Writing, America is out of its mind thinking we are even remotely prepared for school this fall. His state is set to return children to school despite averaging 8,000 new cases and 230 deaths per day last week with testing capacity still an issue. If you are a student in a public school here in Austin and you were having symptoms, you need to get in. There is no guarantee you can get in to get tested that day. Reporter: And in cherokee county, Georgia, at least four schools that started in-person classes on Monday had positive covid-19 cases. Students are now back out of school required to quarantine. Janai, thank you for that.

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HTWingNut on August 6th, 2020 at 15:08 UTC »

Now it's time for every kid to post similar videos and photos on social media... "We have to close the school because everyone is suspended indefinitely."

Seriously that principal and/or superintendent or whomever put in that policy needs to be fired and tried for child endangerment.

This headline from Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/05/viral-photo-crowded-georgia-high-school-hallway-lacks-context-superintendent-says/

"Viral Photo of crowded Georgia High School hallway lacks context, Superintendent says"

What context? Unless this photo was taken in 2019 or earlier, there is no context. This is seriously pathetic.

From the article itself:

“Wearing a mask is a personal choice, and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them,” he said. “What we will do is continue to strongly encourage all students and staff to wear masks.”

If you can suspend a student for taking a photo or video then you can sure suspend a student for not wearing a mask.

Dale-Peath on August 6th, 2020 at 14:28 UTC »

Weird. The school says they don't want to be painted in a negative light, just from a kid innocently recording a hallway. So the school is basically just saying they're a negative school.

anotherdeadhero on August 6th, 2020 at 14:09 UTC »

Whelp, that principal all but guaranteed more documentation from students with that announcement.