POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Emergency crews treated several people, including a 9-year-old, for heat exhaustion at the McEachern High School gradution ceremony Friday morning.
The Cobb County School Department said four or five people were treated at the school's stadium for heat-related issues. One person was taken to the hospital for a non-heat-related issue.
Channel 2's Ross Cavitt said two other people have been transported to the hospital, and several others treated at the school.
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Temperatures were in the 90s during the graduation ceremony.
The school is located at 2400 MacLand Road in Powder Springs.