Cobb Schools mask mandate to remain in place for now, judge rules
The parents had sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the mandate and were denied on Wednesday. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 3:54 PM EDT May 6, 2021
COBB COUNTY, Ga. A lawsuit being brought by Cobb County parents against the county s school system over its mask mandate policy was handed an initial defeat in court on Wednesday.
The group of parents say the Cobb County School District has over stepped with its mask policy, which requires students to wear them while in school.
Their lawsuit contends the mask policy constitutes a continual and daily violation of the Constitutional rights of the student population and their caregivers.
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Washington Post opinion writer Radley Balko tweeted that he didn’t quite get why some people were so worried about “inadvertently driving near a protest, getting stuck in front of a wall of protesters, then getting pulled out of their car and beaten.”
A quick thought on these bills: Since Ferguson, I’ve heard many, many older white people voice their fear of inadvertently driving near a protest, getting stuck in front of a wall of protesters, then getting pulled out of their car and beaten.https://t.co/eA6gBsIGNB
In his tweet, he referenced a ridiculous article from “The New Republic” which claimed Republicans wanted the “right to crash cars into people” and that Republicans were endorsing a “terroristic tactic” against “protesters.”
Neighborhood group bands together to build ramp for COVID survivor struggling to climb her stairs
After battling COVID, getting up and down her front steps was difficult. So the Neighbors in Need group stepped in to help get a ramp installed. Author: Natisha Lance (11Alive) Updated: 4:48 PM EST March 5, 2021
ATLANTA After six months in the hospital fighting COVID-19, Gwendolyn Bailey, 74, is finally back home in her Reynoldstown neighborhood.
While her road to recovery may take some time, a special group of neighbors are helping her along the way.
The certainty of Bailey’s recovery was unknown for a while. While in the hospital, she spent time in the ICU, was on a feeding tube and was transferred to five different facilities.
The phone lines are always busy you can never get on the phone with them. Author: Natisha Lance (11Alive) Updated: 12:12 AM EST February 16, 2021
ATLANTA For nearly a year, 11Alive has received complaints from viewers about the Georgia Department of Labor. The biggest challenge viewers have faced is receiving their unemployment money during the pandemic. I just want the Georgia Department of Labor to get their stuff together, I really do, said Amber Hudgins.
Hudgins was laid off in March 2020. Since then, she was able to find part time work at Walmart. But she said the amount she makes at her part time job is not enough to disqualify her from unemployment payments.