A portion of the main building where the shooting happened has been closed off.
WINDER, Ga. — An open house was held at Apalachee High School on Monday as students and staff prepared to head back to class for the first time since the tragic September 4 shooting.
“I applaud our school system. We are the strongest around,” said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith during a news conference Monday.
The Barrow County School District plans to slowly ease students at Apalachee High back into the swing of things. First, there will be Monday’s open house, where details of the return-to-class plan will be provided to parents and students.
Officials say classes will resume Tuesday with Phase One, which will be two weeks of half-day courses. The students will then have Fall Break and return for Phase Two, when classes will return to full days.
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