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Severe weather forcing DeKalb Schools to shelter students

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By Marlon A. Walker
Nov 30, 2016

Severe weather has forced DeKalb County School District officials to shelter students until bad weather passes, officials said Wednesday.

Students are being brought in from portable classrooms and kept away from windows, a district spokeswoman said. No evacuations have taken place.

ExploreTornadoes were confirmed Wednesday afternoon in Cobb and Carroll counties.

Video courtesy of WSB-TV by Jonathan Garner.

MORE: Severe weather forcing delayed dismissal for City Schools of Decatur

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