A Georgia high school student said she was suspended for posting a photo of a crowded school hallway on social media, but according to the Washington Post, the suspension has been lifted by the principal.
Hannah Watters, a 15-year-old sophomore at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, posted a photo on Twitter that showed students walking down a crowded hallway, some wearing masks but many others without face coverings.
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Hannah’s mom, Lynne Watters, told the Washington Post, “The principal just said that they were very sorry for any negative attention that this has brought upon her, and that in the future they would like for her to come to the administration with any safety concerns she has. [The principal] confirmed that she will have no disciplinary action on her record and she can return to school on Monday.”
Day two at North Paulding High School. It is just as bad. We were stopped because it was jammed. We are close enough to the point where I got pushed multiple go to second block. This is not ok. Not to mention the 10% mask rate. pic.twitter.com/JKbGYqG9RS
— hannah (@ihateiceman) August 4, 2020
Hannah Watters said she was accused of breaking several codes of conduct and suspended, but she says she posted the picture because she was concerned.
"I took the photo initially after seeing the first day of school photo taken by someone else go online as well and got picked up by some media coverage. And I took it out of mostly concern and nervousness after seeing the first days of school," Watters said.
In a letter to the community, Paulding County School's superintendent said the photo was taken out of context.
Brian Otott wrote, in part, “Class changes at the high school level are a challenge when maintaining a specific schedule.”
“Students are in this hallway environment for just a brief period as they move to their next class,” he said.