Following up an announcement earlier this week from Cobb schools about what had been student-only graduation ceremonies comes this update, with a substantial change reflecting the district’s desire for parents to attend:
As of today, Friday, June 5th, strict guidance from state and local public health officials, which is specific to Cobb County, allows for a ceremony with graduates only in attendance.
Current examples of public health recommendations for Cobb County graduation ceremonies include:
- Only allowing graduates to be in attendance
- Observing strict social distancing guidelines as defined in the Governor’s most recent Executive Order
- Performing temperature checks and symptom screenings of all attendees
- Recommending all attendees wear face masks
- Providing multiple hand hygiene stations
The District continues to work with state and local public health officials to pursue every option to allow parents and graduates to celebrate together. We are targeting late July for the graduation ceremonies. This will hopefully allow more flexible guidance to be provided by state and local public health officials.
Graduates and parents should monitor communications from their respective high schools and check this page often for updates.
Once confirmed, graduation information for both graduates and parents will be provided which includes:
- Schedules
- Directions to venues
- Graduate arrival, parking, and entry instructions
- Video players for the live stream
For the most up-to-date information from the District related to COVID-19, please visit www.cobbk12.org/covid
When the student-only announcement was made earlier this week, that decision was roundly panned on a Facebook page devoted to Cobb schools topics.
If a late July window is enacted for graduation ceremonies, that would run close to the start of a new school year, scheduled to start on Aug. 3.
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