Chinanews, August 10, according to US media reports, recently, nine students and staff of a high school in Georgia, the United States, tested positive for the new crown virus. On the 9th local time, the school issued a statement stating that the school will be temporarily closed on the 10th and 11th for thorough disinfection. Previously, the school had been criticized for a photo of “no students wearing masks in the crowded corridors of the school”.

  According to reports, North Paulding High School in Georgia reopened on August 3 to begin face-to-face classes. However, a week later, the school notified school students and parents that 6 students and 3 staff of the school had tested positive for the new crown virus.

Hannah Waters, a high school student in Georgia, USA, took a photo of students huddled in the corridor at the school, which caused heated discussion among netizens. Image source: screenshots of social media accounts.

  Last week, a photo of a school corridor taken by students of the school caused widespread criticism online. The photos showed that the corridors of the school were very crowded. Students crowded together and walked towards the classroom. Many of them did not have masks.

  Hannah Waters, a student of the school, initially posted this photo on social media. Hannah told the media that she was worried and almost no one had followed the CDC's recommendation to wear a mask for nearly a month. Foreign media pointed out that North Paulding High School did not require students to wear masks.

  Subsequently, the school punished Hannah and another student who posted the photo on the grounds of using mobile phones and social media during teaching hours and infringing on the student's portrait rights. But in the end, the school revoked their sanctions.

  According to the report, although the new crown epidemic is still spreading in the United States, some school districts in some states have begun to allow face-to-face teaching, which has caused some concerns among students' parents and faculty. On August 3, some school districts in Georgia began to teach face-to-face, but one of the schools resumed the second day, a second-year student was diagnosed with the new crown.