August 10, 2020 at 9:57 AM EDT
Ga teenager who shared viral pictures of packed school hallway suggests she’s obtaining threats
The Ga teenager who was briefly suspended around viral photographs of her packed high college hallway states other teenagers are making threats versus her, as her faculty closes down for cleansing amid a coronavirus outbreak.
Hannah Watters explained to CNN’s Boris Sanchez Sunday night time that she and folks close to her have found images of menacing messages in group chats. She detailed examples: “I know where by this female lives,” “We’re going to leap every single girl named Hannah in the tenth grade” and “Hannah is heading to have a tough working day at college on Monday.”
“I experience like a ton of teachers have my again simply because they know how risky it is heading to faculty,” Watters informed CNN, including later, “I know I’m performing the proper matter and it’s not going to prevent me from continuing accomplishing it.”
“But it is about,” she mentioned, “especially considering that it’s a large amount of the people today I go to school with, persons I’ve known for yrs now, that are threatening me.”
Watters was between at the very least two learners suspended following sharing pictures and video clip of their peers crowding indoors, several devoid of masks. The posts propelled North Paulding Substantial School into the countrywide spotlight final week, highlighting the potential risks of sending students back to lecture rooms — in particular types with uneven social distancing and mask-sporting.
Directors reversed the suspensions on Friday following critics accused them of silencing anxious young ones.
Six pupils and 3 personnel members at the college in Dallas, Ga., have noted tests beneficial for the virus, Principal Gabe Carmona wrote in a letter despatched to mothers and fathers above the weekend. He claimed the contaminated men and women had been in university “for at minimum some time” final 7 days.
Superintendent Brian Otott afterwards declared that the college will shut Monday and Tuesday and revert to virtual studying though the developing is cleaned.
By Hannah Knowles and Derek Hawkins
