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“Only about 250 kids actually showed up because they were warned by teachers and coaches that they should not attend because of the virus,” said the mom who planned it. “The kids who came had fun.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=home
The public health dept had one piece of advice for parents thinking about throwing parties: “Please don’t. Please. Don’t.”
“There’s no way to know if one healthy teenager is going to be OK and one healthy teenager is going to end up in the hospital.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=home
“There’s no way to know if one healthy teenager is going to be OK and one healthy teenager is going to end up in the hospital.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=home
Per the students interviewed by The Daily Beast, others at nearby schools have reached out to see how they can throw similar parties, which they called “winter balls.”
“We all deserved a dance,” said one of the seniors. “We’ve been trying to help them.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=home
“We all deserved a dance,” said one of the seniors. “We’ve been trying to help them.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=home
“This whole virus plandemic scamdemic has totally ruined 2020. The media [is] paralyzing people with fear so they will do mail-in ballots to rig an election. They succeeded in election fraud,” the mom told me. “Forcing people to wear masks is a crime.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=author
“I didn’t want to see a tradition that we’ve had for over 20 years taken away,” one of the students told The Daily Beast. “I wanted to see kids that have been doing nothing for eight months experience some joy.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=author
“It is frustrating when our staff are working around the clock to contact-trace and test,” said the public health dept. “We know it doesn't just affect older people. It can affect everyone. It’s a pretty personal illness.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-in-ola-high-school-in-mcdonough-georgia-went-rogue-and-threw-a-massive-homecoming-dance?ref=author
