NEW: Houston school district, one of largest in the US, plans to defy governor's orders and impose mask mandate.
A district spokesperson told NBC News on Wednesday that a mask mandate is not yet in effect for the district's 276 schools, but the Board of Education"will show its support for the measure" during a meeting on Thursday.Dallas and Austin school districts announced earlier this week that masks would be required for all students, staff and visitors regardless of their vaccination status.
Students wearing masks walk outside Condit Elementary School, part of the Houston Independent School District, in Bellaire, Texas, on Dec. 16, 2020."As the superintendent of the second-largest district in Texas, I'm responsible for everything. Most importantly, the safety of our students and staff and families," Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said.
."If I err, I must err on the side of ensuring that we’ve been overly cautious, not that we have fallen short." The order went into effect Tuesday in Dallas and Wednesday for Austin Independent School District, theBoth leaders said in separate announcements that the mask order will help slow the spread of the delta variant of the
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