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Students Return to Apalachee High School

Law enforcement arrive as students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
(AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Apalachee High School

Students returned to Apalachee High School on Monday, for an open house. It’s the first time students were back on campus since the September 4th shooting that left four dead and nine others wounded. A 14-year-old student was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.

The school has planned a “phased-return,” with students attending school for shortened days until mid-October. Students will return full-time after Fall Break on October 14th. The hall where the shooting took place will remain closed for the rest of the school year. Classes will resume Tuesday.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!