Cobb County Schools won’t return until Aug. 17 with all virtual-learning to start the year.

“We are the voice of the 113,000 students in this county that deserve face-to-face learning.”Ragsdale did not respond to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s request submitted earlier in the week for comment, but district spokeswoman Nan Kiel told the AJC that all teachers, principals and leaders in the system want to return to face-to-face learning as soon as its safe to do so.“Until public health guidance and data for Cobb County says it is safe, our teachers will be teaching and our students will be learning remotely,” she said.Cobb County schools in March used remote learning to close out the 2019-2020 school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anything greater than 100 is considered a substantial spread, Memark said.“We don’t know exactly what’s causing this huge spike, but it does seem to be around the holidays and when everything opened up a lot more,” she said.The American Academy of Pediatrics and three education groups have Cobb County School Board member Dr. Jaha Howard, who asked to speak the crowd but was denied, said he was glad to see parents and students protesting for their right to choose in-person learning.

He says while the board was discussing back to school plans, he and his family all tested positive for COVID-19. ©2020 FOX Television Stations "There are arguments to be made but when you weigh one side versus the other it's abundantly clear that we should be going virtual. An example of this, Howard said, was the school board’s Republican majority voting on July 16 to reject a request to hold a called meeting so the health department could discuss the pandemic in Cobb.While he said he “agreed to disagree” with the parents in attendance, he said he came away with the impression that everyone at the protest cared about the children attending school in Georgia’s second largest district.“We agree that we need to get (back to) face-to-face because face-to-face is the best option,” he said, adding that it should only happen when it’s safe.Amy Henry leads parents, students and community members during a rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning outside Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta on Saturday, August 1, 2020. "The children that can least afford to be virtual are the ones who will be damaged the most, whether it's because they're parents are working two jobs, and don't have time to be a parent and a worker and a teacher, or those that have special needs and need special attention," said John Pumpelly with Cobb County Parents for Choice.School Board member Dr. Jaha Howard says he understands the health risks involved. As of Saturday, Cobb reported 369 cases per 100,000 people within the last two weeks. Many parents say that's not fair. Within a couple of weeks, they have 1800 members on a Facebook group and close to 8000 signatures on a petition. But a group of parents want a choice and held a protest Saturday morning to make their voices heard. Henry and other parents formed a group "Cobb County Parents for Choice". A group called "Cobb County Parents for Choice" held a protest at the Cobb County Civic Center Saturday at 10 a.m."Just give us a choice. However, due to an increase in coronavirus cases, all the districts decided to start the year with only remote teaching. Hundreds of parents, students and community members want Georgia’s second-largest school district to offer a face-to-face option for their children in the new school year.Amy Henry of East Cobb said parents have to advocate for children who want to go back to school. She also said parents have been asking the school district to share its plan to reopen schools for in-person learning. Marietta City and Atlanta Public schools also decided to only offer virtual-only classes.Ryder Kim, an Allatoona High School sophomore, said he was looking forward to going back to school.

We're the parent we know what's best for our situation," said Amy Henry with Cobb County Parents for Choice.Henry has four children and knows it's going to be challenging for her and the kids. Amy Henry leads parents, students and community members during a rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to … (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)Dr. Jaha Howard (center), a Cobb County School board member, is surrounded by protesters during a rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning.

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