Thousands of students go Back 2 School today

It is back to school time for thousands of students across metro Atlanta.

School districts starting class on Wednesday include: Atlanta Public Schools, Decatur City Schools, and Barrow, Cobb, Chattooga, Cherokee, Haralson, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Lumpkin, Paulding, Putnam, Pickens, Carrollton (Pre-K and K), Walton counties.

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Atlanta Public Schools made several changes in the way they protect students and teachers.

Protecting more than 50,000 students in more than 100 Atlanta City Schools is a big responsibility for chief Ronald Applin.

The chief covered a number of topics, including training teachers for an active shooter situation.

The chief is an expert instructor on active shooter situations and will train classroom teachers.

He also has a plan to keep weapons out of schools.

There are two officers assigned to each high school and one officer to each middle school.

The department is also getting body cameras.

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