DeKalb County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday due to continued high absenteeism in the school system because of sickness. Schools will also be closed Monday, February 20 for Presidents Day.
According to Director of Schools Patrick Cripps, the rate of student absenteeism today (Tuesday, February 14) was at 12.8% system-wide due to sickness. Several teachers and bus drivers also called in sick. In some cases, finding substitutes for the teachers became difficult as well.
With the closing of schools the remainder of the week, DeKalb County will have used eight “snow days” for either weather or sickness this school year with five “snow” days remaining.
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