Decatur teachers, parents again protest school reopening plan

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Teachers and parents held a second protest in Decatur Friday against school district plans to invite students back into classrooms in coming weeks. Several dozen gathered on the sidewalks near the City Schools of Decatur administration building to express disappointment in a decision they believe is unsafe.

Teachers, parents and students protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning Friday, Oct, 9, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Oakhurst Elementary teacher Shannon Stanton resigned from her position as a second grade teacher Friday, Oct, 9, 2020 after 13 years in the profession. Teachers, parents and students protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Teachers, parents and students, including 4-year-old Violet Rose McNulty whose parents are teachers, protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning Friday, Oct, 9, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Teachers, parents and students, including Keri Chaya, left, and her daughter 10-year-old Calla Lockwood, right, protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning Friday, Oct, 9, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Teachers, parents and students, including Molly Patterson, with sign, whose daughter's teacher at Oakhurst Elementary resigned Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning Friday, Oct, 9, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Teachers, parents and students, including Beverly Beyer, a science teacher at Renfroe Middle School with 15 years of experience, protest in front of Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place on Friday, Oct, 9, 2020, in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Teachers, parents and students protest in front of the Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning Friday, Oct, 9, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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