DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Power has been restored at Southwest DeKalb High School after Monday’s severe storms, according to school district officials.
Officials told Channel 2 Action News that students were evacuated to nearby schools. Southwest DeKalb High School will operate on its regular schedule on Wednesday.
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The district said that 9th and 10th-grade students were taken to Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, while 11th and 12th-grade students were taken to Columbia High School.
Students remained at those schools until the end of the day.
Lunch was served to students who were transported.
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Currently, phone and internet services at Southwest DeKalb High School are not working.
The district said families can pick up their children from the evacuation sites as long as they provide proper identification.
DeKalb schools said it will notify families when power is restored.
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