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Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge

GEORGIA, United States (AP) - Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always a leap of faith for a parent. Now, on top of the usual worries about youngsters adjusting to new teachers and classmates, there's COVID-19.Rachel Adamus was feeling those emotions yesterday morning as she got seven-year-old Paul ready for his first day of second grade and prepared five-year-old Neva for the start of kindergarten.

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