School districts statewide had flouted Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask requirements amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases.
ban on mask mandates in schools, at least for now, the state’s education agency said Thursday amid on ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases around the nation.letter saying it would stop enforcing the widely criticized ban, pointing to ongoing court challenges. The guidance also updated how schools are required to handle positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms. Previously, the TEA only recommended districts notify families, teachers and staff in close contact to a positive case.
in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus infections. That ruling is also temporary as cases wind their way through the court system. Abbott had drawn nationwide fire over his outright refusal to wind back his executive order banning mask mandates across the state. The governor and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have vowed to sue any district that ignores the order and The Dallas Morning News notes Paxton has even published a public list of districts that have defied the order in an
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