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here in dekalb county, public schools, masks are required. in cobb county, they are optional. clayton county is starting class today with masks required but already from that district of more than 52,000 students we're hearing of some challenges on day one. just overnight, clayton county posted a statement on twitter saying that one of the middle schools will have to start class virtually for a few days because of the number of staff in quarantine. that district also announced a few days ago the same situation for one of their high schools. so this is a very challenging situation for all educators to navigate right now. we just heard from the superintendent here in dekalb county public schools surveying more than 90,000 students. she was talking about the decision to require masks for all students and staff here. here is what she said. >> we need to know that having our children in the building is the best decision for the majority of our scholars. we know that many of our families were nervous about sending the children back, just in conversations. if we could all ban togethe

. >> reporter: in dekalb county, georgia, the new school year is already under way, and students like camille kaufman are required to mask up. >> i did not want to go to school if we didn't wear masks. >> her mom agrees. >> if the alternative is to stay home and have another school year in her room, then that would have been pretty devastating. >> reporter: today nearby atlanta public schools opened their doors, lsd with a mask requirement. many of the country's largest districts have similar mandates. last week the cdc abruptly changed its previous guidance, now recommending masks in schools for all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status. just miles away in gwinnett county, parents have been protesting. allie is so furious, she is pulling her two young daughters from in-person classes. >> it's about choice. i want my children to know that mommy and daddy make their decisions for them, their health decisions. we would never, ever put our children in harm's way. >> reporter: we spoke with her and a group of parents. >> mandate is a very dangerous word. >> this is about pa

i just found out about dekalb county, georgia there, atlanta as opposed to a new 60 day vocal moratorium, although we'll see more of of those happen. but a lot of places where you could see kind of being not just sued for eviction, but physically remote large numbers very soon. if those larger, the tenants do end up on the streets where they're going to go. well, that's a good question. we even under present circumstances, a lot of communities, we didn't really have the emergency shelter resources to serve the existing, almost population. and with the, you know, potentially several 1000000 visions that we could see in the coming weeks. there certainly is not any kind of emergency shelter resource, but that capable of absorbing that number of people. typically when people are evicted, they may wind up basically doubling up with relatives or friends. they may have picked them into their household. lot of people, why not sleeping in cars? some people wind up and congregate shelters, but of course during the and a lot of those are not functioning right now. and a lot of people i know, you kn

here in dekalb, it's tomorrow in atlanta public schools in fulton county schools it's later on. so i think we're already seeing how this issue is playing out, though, at one charter school in atlanta. drew charter school. it started the earliest, last tuesday. and they did test about 1900 employees and students before the first day of class. but within a couple of days, they had detected a number of positive cases resulting in more than 100 students in quarantine. this prompted the conversation about whether to mandate vaccines among employees, even though the head of school told cnn that about three quarters of staff are already vaccinated. here is the head of school of drew charter school talking about that issue of mandating a vaccine. >> to my knowledge, we have not had public schools nor public school systems who have mandated a vaccine yet. it's certainly something that needs to be on the table as we consider how to keep folks safe. >> meanwhile, in gwinnett county nearby, parents protested friday evening, protesting against a possible mask requirement. so that's just an e

i was at a vaccination event saturday in dekalb county talking to one parent, telling her about thesewhat she thought about this. here's what she said when she heard about that protest. >> everybody should be used to it by now, just to be honest. we've been wearing them for almost a year, you know. so i don't see the problem, but i understand they're their kids. everybody feels different about everything. i just know my kids will be wearing theirs and are vaccinated. >> reporter: that push to vaccinate is so key right now. school officials, local government officials trying to give out prepaid debit cards as up se incentives for people to get vaccinated. a charter school last week stastart ed class and within a couple of days they had more than 100 students in quarantine. the governor has tweeted there l not be any lockdown or statewide mask mandate. he said if any school districts were to have a mask requirement, it could not be based on his emergency order. some of the districts say this is based on cdc guidance. back in may, the atlanta public schools board of education chair told

we're here at a drive up vaccination and testing site near here in dekalb county.three of tharz busiest locations, on average, they are seeing 200 covid vaccination shots a day compare that to nearly 3,000 covid tests daily. alison. >> thank you for all the developments. >>> our breaking news coverage continues. president biden is expected to address the nation within the hour on the taliban takeover of afghanistan. we'll bring you that. subway® has so much new they couldn't fit it in their last ad. like new smashed avocado and artisan italian bread. 100% wild-caught tuna. hold up! 100% wild-caught tuna ain't new! subway®'s always had 100% wild-caught tuna! y'all tried to sneak one in on the chuckster!

>> reporter: pamela, first day of class here in dekalb county public schools where masks are requiredff in all school buildings. but in near cobb county, also one of the large districts in georgia, masks are optional there. so it's very divided, depends on which district you go to. we saw a charter school last week start class and already have more than a dozen cases sending more than a hundred students into quarantine. clayton county schools also set to start in-person with masks. had to start two of their schools virtually because of staff quarantine. it is challenging across the board. we talked to one parent who picked up his 4-year-old daughter from this school today, her very first day of pre-k. and i asked him about the idea of possibly mandating employees in school buildings to get the vaccine. >> everything concerns me, to be honest. but now it's like there's not so much we can do. so, for me, i would love for all -- to get vaccinated. but then again, you can't force people to do what they don't want to do. mandatory vaccinations would be good, but there's only so much we can

several school districts in the metro area are resuming in-person classes skoon, including dekalb countye today and atlanta public schools later this week. those school districts do have a mask requirement. but some other school systems, including ones that start class next week, do not. meanwhile, a charter school in atlanta that started their school year last tuesday already have more than dozen positive test cases resulting in more than 100 students in quarantine. that charter school does have a mask requirement. but now there are conversations about whether to mandate vaccines among employees at that school. >>> i'm elizabeth cohen in atlanta. health officials in austin, texas, say that are reaching, quote, a critical point in icu availability, availability for beds in the intensive care unit. they say there are very limited number of beds available in an 11-county region. other hospitals in other parts of the country also saying they're seeing shortages and, of course, the vast majority, nearly all of the people who are sick in the hospital with covid, are the unvaccinated. >> flori

i visited a school recently in dekalb county, georgia, that fixed their ventilation system to have better there, the urgency is there. to those places struggling to do that, we want to work with you. if your intent is to get children back safely into school, we want to work with you. but if your intent is obstacles, we'll have conversations about how to support our educators in those places. at the end of the day, it caters know what to do. lean on the health experts. i don't have a degree in epidemiology and i would argue that the governor doesn't either. so let's let the health experts who know what they're doing make decisions and let our educators education, let our leaders lead. we've got your back, educators. we're going to discuss what ways we can support you better. but at the end of the day as you mentioned, gaps were made worse during the pandemic. i wonder how some of the rights of these students were violated. we're looking into this. >> these kids have rights to, at least they should. it would be nice if both parties cared about them equally. thank you very much. really appre

in dekalb county, georgia, closer to atlanta, masks are required. >> it went surprisingly well.nt had their mask. they were riding the bus. they were in the classroom and they even used it for the outside playground. >> reporter: in gwinnett county, georgia, north of the city, school starts tomorrow. they're requiring masks here too, but a number of parents are protesting at the school board. philip holloway, an atlanta-area attorney, says he's hearing from dozens of parents and teachers trying to find ways to fight mask requirements in court. >> parents should be able to make the decision, this is what i think is best for my child. >> reporter: here's what some schools are afraid of. what is happening at this charter school in north carolina where masks weren't mandatory. more than a dozen people have already tested positive. more than 100 students and staff have had to quarantine and now masks are required. it's real easy to demonize parents and school systems who sit on both sides of the mask issue but one thing we are hearing over and over again is that no matter how these p