Cherokee Schools Address Absences Due To Braves Parade

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Many metro Atlanta school districts are canceling school on Friday for students and staff to attend the Atlanta Braves victory parade — but Cherokee County is not one of them.

On Thursday, Cherokee Schools officials released a statement regarding student absences.

"On behalf of the superintendent, we recognize and celebrate the historic World Series win by the Atlanta Braves, a valued CCSD Partner," the district said. "We love our hometown team and are so proud of their accomplishments this season. While we are not cancelling school for Friday’s victory parade and celebration, any student absences for students who attend that event will be counted as 'unexcused but without academic penalty.' While our policies do not permit excused absences for such occasions, the designation of 'unexcused but without academic penalty' provides students the important opportunity to make up all missed work and tests next week. For those families who choose to attend Friday’s celebratory parade that will travel through Fulton and Cobb Counties, we hope you have a safe and memorable experience and we’ll see you back in class on Monday!"

The Braves — clinching the World Series title for the first time in 26 years late Tuesday night — announced a parade scheduled for Friday. It will go through Atlanta and Smyrna, impacting Fulton County and Cobb County school systems.

Multiple district around metro Atlanta are closed on Friday, including Cobb County, Marietta, Douglas County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, and Gwinnett County.

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