What is the reason for fulton county schools making news?”
I am sure you have heard about the threat of swine flu infections which is being talked about so much in the media. Please know that although we are concerned with news reports, we are not alarmed. There is no reason to believe that our students and staff are in imminent danger of this illness. Understandably, I’ve received many questions from concerned parents who want reassurance that our school system is aware of the seriousness of the illness and its possible impact on school operations. Our system’s Student Health Services Department is knowledgeable of the national and worldwide situation and is in close contact with the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, which monitors reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other health and emergency agencies. Our superintendent is in touch with them frequently for updates and also has been conferring with our school system’s Environmental Services staff to be sure that we are doing everything possib
The storms that hit Atlanta today and the floods that followed caused hundreds of schools to shut their gates for Wednesday. In addition, thousands of students from the schools in the districts of Atlanta, Carroll, Douglas, Fulton, Marietta, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth and Gwinnett will be hosted in other schools due to the bad road conditions. The spokeswoman for Douglas district, Karen Stroud, mentioned that the floods caused big hygiene problems for both the staff and the students. Combine the flu precautions with the impossibility of washing your hands and you get closed schools.
