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Student loses fingertips when door closes on hand at Marietta High

Marietta High School will receive $4,478,192 of construction assistance from the Georgia Board of Education with the remaining $9,277,918 from a 2018 revenue bond and E-SPLOST V for the College and Career Academy construction, renovations and modifications projects. AJC file photo
Marietta High School will receive $4,478,192 of construction assistance from the Georgia Board of Education with the remaining $9,277,918 from a 2018 revenue bond and E-SPLOST V for the College and Career Academy construction, renovations and modifications projects. AJC file photo
By Kristal Dixon
Aug 22, 2019

A student was transported to an area hospital Wednesday after losing two fingertips in an accident at Marietta High School.

Marietta City Schools spokeswoman Jen Brock said the student was in the bathroom when she went into a stall and the door was “accidentally closed” behind her by another student. The student’s two fingertips were caught in the open space near the door’s hinge.

“There was nothing malicious or intentional about what happened,” Brock said.

The school called 911, and student was taken to the hospital where she was treated for the injury. No charges will be filed in the incident, Brock said.

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Kristal Dixon covers Cobb and DeKalb county schools for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Before joining the AJC, Dixon worked for Patch.com and the Cherokee Tribune in Canton.

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