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Faculties are shopping for up surveillance know-how to struggle COVID-19

Fayette County Public Faculties, a 24-school district in Georgia, reopened its classroom doorways final month. As at many colleges across the nation, officers in Fayette have considerations about safely bringing college students again to highschool amid a pandemic — they usually’re turning to surveillance know-how for assist. Pssssst... you’re invited To our two-day on-line flagship occasion …
Fayette County Public Schools, a 24-school district in Georgia, reopened its classroom doors last month. As at many schools around the country, officials in Fayette have concerns about safely bringing students back to school amid a pandemic — and they’re turning to surveillance technology for help. Pssssst... you’re invited To our two-day online flagship event …

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