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Snow storm: Marietta schools close two hours early

What should have been the response of an APS high school to students who attended class but had no grades to show for it because of adult failures?
What should have been the response of an APS high school to students who attended class but had no grades to show for it because of adult failures?
By Ty Tagami
Dec 8, 2017

Marietta schools announced Friday afternoon that schools will close two hours early due to the wintry weather.

School buses will run their normal routes, but all after-school programs and extra-curricular events are cancelled for the day.

Closing times for Marietta City Schools in Cobb County are as follows:

· Marietta High School – 12:30 p.m.

· Marietta Middle School – 12:30 p.m.

· All MCS Elementary Schools – 1:15 p.m.

· Marietta Sixth Grade Academy – 2:00 p.m.

· Marietta Center for Advanced Academics – 2:00 p.m.

More schools react across metro Atlanta, at ajc.com

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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