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Hall students do school at home on third off day
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From left, Skylar Abbott, Kyle Bowmar, Hunter Gowin, Josh Soper and Macey Fons, all students at Chestatee High School, study together on Wednesday in Gainesville. With many areas without electricity since Monday, Hall County students are using online instruction until schools regain power. - photo by David Barnes
All Hall County schools were closed to students Wednesday for a third day in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irma, but learning still took place — in homes. A group of eight Chestatee High School students gathered in the home of Scott Soper and his sons, Josh and Jonah, in northwest Hall. They were writing papers, solving math problems, working on speeches, copying notes a teacher had posted online and working on other assignments.