Ritch Elementary School facility as the Dianne Wright Innovation Center.

The Dianne Wright Innovation Center houses offices for Student Assessment, Professional Learning, School Nutrition, and the Cobb/Paulding Adult Education Center which is operated by the Cobb County School District.

The Paulding County School District gained national news coverage after images surfaced showing hundreds of students not wearing face masks.

The school district had strongly encouraged staff and students to wear a face mask but did not require it.

[5] A student at North Paulding High School took the now viral pictures, and was initially suspended.