Some county school officials in the Athens-area have found a way this year, to address widespread teacher absences that occurred last year. Schools are closed in Clarke County, as well as nearby Madison and Oglethorpe counties today. The reason? The Georgia-Florida football game tomorrow.
Last year, 137 teachers called in to say they wouldn’t be in for class, and schools could not find enough replacements. Administrators found in a study that almost twice as many teachers called in the day before the big game, then on an average school day.
Last year, 137 teachers called in to say they wouldn’t be in for class, and schools could not find enough replacements. Administrators found in a study that almost twice as many teachers called in the day before the big game, then on an average school day.
