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New eighth grader Damia Odum, center right, buries her face in laughter as she catches up with friends Travonna Turner, far left, Christin Byrd, center left, and Brianna Howard during lunch on the first day of the 2017-18 school year at Langston Chapel Middle School Tuesday. Attendance in the Bulloch County Schools did not set a record this week, despite a higher enrollment number the first day of classes. Both enrollment and attendance fluctuated during the first four days of school.

W 080117 SCHOOL FIRST DAY 04 — New eighth grader Damia Odum, center right, buries her face in laughter as she catches up with friends Travonna Turner, far left, Christin Byrd, center left, and Brianna Howard during lunch on the first day of the 2017-18 school year at Langston Chapel Middle School Tuesday. Attendance in the Bulloch County Schools did not set a record this week, despite a higher enrollment number the first day of classes. Both enrollment and attendance fluctuated during the first four days of school.

Attendance in the Bulloch County Schools did not set a record this week, despite a higher enrollment number the first day of classes. Both enrollment and attendance fluctuated during the first four days of school. Peak attendance for the week was 10,374 Thursday, and off again to 10,244 on Friday, according to numbers provided Friday by Hayley Greene, the school district’s public relations specialist.

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