Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against three more Texas school districts defying Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order preventing mask mandates, including the Sherman Independent School District.
The Sherman Independent School District announced Tuesday there would be no change to the district’s policy requiring students, employees and visitors to wear a mask or face covering inside district facilities after receiving a letter from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office Friday.
The Sherman Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday night to require students, staff, faculty and visitors to wear face masks at district facilities through October.
Oklahoma’s school districts should have “the autonomy” to enact mask requirements, which are banned by state law, according to the state's superintendent of schools.
Summer is winding down, but COVID-19 cases are back on the rise.Now, many families have to decide if they'll send their students in with a face mask or not.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday that bars counties, cities, school districts, public health authorities and government officials from mandating face masks effective Saturday.
East Central University has plans to resume in-person classes at full-capacity next fall. The decision comes amidst Governor Stitt’s removal of COVID-19 restrictions.
The Texas Education Agency Wednesday said it will leave the decision about mask requirements up to local school boards after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s ending the statewide mask mandate.
The state school superintendent is among Oklahoma educators who oppose Gov. Kevin Stitt’s waiver of a mandatory quarantine for public school students, teachers and staff who have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Durant Public Schools announced Friday the move of all Durant High School students to distance learning beginning Monday “due to a high number of COVID-19 staff quarantines and out of an abundance of caution.”
Just two days into their school year, Kingston Public Schools are temporarily moving to online-only learning due to a positive case of COVID-19 in the cafeteria.
In a 4-3 vote Thursday morning, the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted not to require masks in schools but instead recommend them and other safety procedures for the fall semester.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other Texas leaders announced Friday the state will give $200 million in CARES Act funding to The Texas Education Agency to purchase eLearning devices and home internet to help students with remote learning.
The president of the Oklahoma Education Association is calling for mask requirements and other safety measures in schools, warning that teachers will otherwise not return to classrooms for in-person teaching.
The Texas Parent Teacher Association has joined a growing list of those calling for the state to cancel standardized testing for the upcoming school year.
Denison Superintendent Dr. Henry Scott confirmed students will return August 13, but parents will have the option to keep kids distance learning from home.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said Thursday public schools will be open in the fall for on-campus learning but there will be flexibility for parents who want to keep their children at home.
Kingston Public Schools said it has suspended all summer athletic activities for the rest of the month due to COVID-19. Find out why the school has taken the action and what events are impacted.
Schools in the United States are getting 13 billion of the 2 trillion federal dollars being provided by the CARES Act to help prepare for future challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how much money schools in Carter County are getting and how some plan to spend it.
