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Parents are reacting to the Cobb
County School Board's decision to
allow armed employees on campus.
It was a divisive call.
Arianna Muniz has more on what this
means for your child's school teachers
or anyone who overseas a classroom
will not be allowed to carry weapons.
But still, some parents say they do not
support this move, so it passes 4/2.
The final vote last night was four to two.
The measure will allow certain
employees of the district to carry a
gun at school under the new policy,
employees carrying a gun would be trained,
but that requirement can be waived
if the employee has already received
law enforcement or military training.
And the school Superintendent has a final
say in what types of weapons can be used.
The move is meant to
prevent school shootings,
but some parents believe more
guns on campus could be dangerous.
Meanwhile, Superintendent Ragsdale
says employees who are armed.
That information will not be provided
to keep that away from any potential
attackers reporting from Cobb County.
I'm Ariana Minis for 11 alive
news. Sticking with your 11
minutes of nonstop news,
here's what's happening now.
We have new details to bring you
on an investigation into a second
DeKalb County daycare facility.
This is video you're looking at from inside,
Clarkston. First Baptist.
It clearly shows a 3 year old being handled,
roughly tossed around a police
report described describes 2 adults
punching and slapping the child.
As of right now,
no criminal charges have been filed.
A shootout at a busy mall parking lot
sends a man to the hospital in Morrow.
Police say it all started when someone
tried to steal the victim's car.
Police say there was a fight before
people started shooting at each other.
None of those injuries were life threatening.
A bus rapid transit system is
officially coming to Campbellton Rd.
Marta approved the project last night.
After years of some
passionate debate over this,
they wanted to debate whether they should
create a new bus system or build a light.
Real Marta says the dedicated bus
lanes that will now run down the
center of the road are cheaper
and they're easier to build.
But still, this project will
not be done until 2028.
Take a look at
this parade of luggage,
stretching as far as the eye can
see at London's Heathrow Airport,
a canceled delta flight that should
have been full of people was instead
filled with 1000 bags of luggage on
the way to be reunited with passengers
as the air travel chaos continues.
Travel experts say the best
way to avoid losing your bags.
Is to just travel with the
carry on WOW today marks a step
forward for community in Buffalo,
NY that is mourning an unimaginable tragedy.
Top supermarket is reopening
2 months after a gunman killed
10 people inside the store.
I can't just walk away because
they depend on us.
We made a commitment to them when
we opened the doors 19 years ago.
The store has undergone a complete
makeover with the new design and
a memorial for those victims.
The suspect in that shooting now
indicted on federal hate crimes charges
for allegedly targeting black customers.
988 Remember that number?
It is the new number to call.
If you or someone you love is
having a mental health crisis,
the national hotline launches tomorrow.
Georgia ranks 48th in the country
for mental health services.
Bottom of the list advocates say they
expect that new line will get about 500,000.
Georgia based calls.
Every year I'm Molly oak outside
Emory Hospital, where patients who need
emergency care are facing serious delays.
We spoke with a man who has Crohn's
disease and from the time he got
to the first hospital on Monday
afternoon until he made it back home,
he says it was 28 hours.
In a statement, Emory Healthcare tells us,
in part that workforce challenges
and staffing shortages have impacted
their operations and wait times.
It adds that it's working on
hiring more team members,
according to the emergency room
nearme.org this is happening.
Across Georgia,
Grady has a 14 hour average wait
time to be seen in the ER and
Piedmont Hospital's website says
some locations have a more than 30
hour wait time to see the status
of a hospital near where you live.
Head over to our website, elevenalive.com.
Those
are incredible delays.
Molly, thank you. The new school
year starts in just a few weeks,
but some of the largest districts in the
metro area need teachers. A lot of them.
They say teachers are burned out
and many of them left take a look.
Atlanta is short.
114 teachers DeKalb County 350
Gwinnett more than 250 Fulton
County 246 some districts expect
to be hiring throughout the year.
I don't think there's enough
time to fill every position.
I don't think there are enough
applicants for those types of positions
for us to even have that as a goal.
Districts like Clayton County are
offering incentives for specially trained
education teachers and para para pros.
Rather, they're holding job fairs.
There's actually one of the job
fairs tomorrow. We have all the
details for you on 11 live.com.
And if you need help getting school supplies,
Hosea helps is holding its back to school
Jamboree tomorrow in College Park.
The drive through event offers the basics.
The child needs in the classroom.
Plus they'll have groceries,
athletic shoes,
even some help with rent and utilities.
You can register through Jose's website.
People are running the water parks
splash pads to escape the summer heat,
but there are a few safety issues you
should know about before making a splash.
NBC's Kerry Sanders visited 1
park to get some tips for parents.
Best advice for a parent.
You know the the biggest thing
is see something say something.
If the water is not clear if there's
rusty pieces on the playground,
equipment if something
just doesn't look right,
ask the lifeguard you know
when was the last quality test.
Is everything safe and is
everything up to date.
Coming up on the Today show,
a look at how they test the water to
make sure it is safe for your family.
And we've got bright sunshine
this morning and it will be a
great pool day if we're gonna be at
the whitewater area either today.
We're starting off mild around 70 as
we head into the afternoon. Mostly dry,
just a 20% chance of a stray shower.
Highs are going to be in the low 90s
for your Friday and for the weekend,
the rain chances staying low as well.
Just an isolated shower or
thunderstorm possible each afternoon?
Better rain chance early next week.