Cobb County Students Head Back to School on Monday

COBB COUNTY, GA — Cobb students head back to school on Monday, August 1, to begin the 2016-17 school year.

The school district held school bus ride-alongs on Friday for kindergarten and first grade students and their parents as a practice run for both drivers and families.

Due to recent heat waves, during the months of August and September, students may bring water in containers with a screw on lid to drink on the bus.

Over the summer, the district produced a training video to show staff what to do in an active shooter situation. The video shows an active shooter scenario at a Cobb school and provides guidance to staff on the best practices to follow.

“One of our top priorities is student safety,” said Superintendent Chris Ragsdale. The video was shown to all Cobb School employees during pre-planning and was filmed and produced by Cobb’s communications team

SPLOST construction projects are taking place in 53 different schools as well as six major projects in high schools which are either in the design or construction phases.

See also:

• Cobb Schools Holding Back to School Ride Alongs
• Cobb Schools Release 2016-17 Bus Routes
• Cobb Schools Get 3.5 Stars Out of 5 in Efficiency Rating
• Atlanta Braves Announce Partnership with Cobb County Schools
• Cobb Schools Designated As Georgia’s First Asthma-Friendly School District

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