As the debate on how best to reopen U.S. schools this fall amid the pandemic continues, some school districts that have resumed classes this summer are already grappling with coronavirus cases, forcing students and staff to quarantine.
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that a second-grader contracted the virus on the second day of classes, forcing the child's teacher and 20 of their classmates into quarantine for two weeks.from Georgia's largest school district, Gwinnett County Public Schools, that approximately 260 teachers were sidelined either due to positive tests or contacts with infected individuals 24 hours after beginning in-person pre-planning on July 29.
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