Dallas ISD: Masks Remain Mandatory Through Spring Break
Dallas ISD will delay a switch to a “mask recommended” policy, and Medical City Healthcare says 60% of its ECMO cases last year were COVID-19 patients.
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Favorites of 2021: A Student Talks Masks
As the school year began, there was not yet a vaccine for the youngest students returning to the classroom — and there was a great deal of legal wrangling around whether school districts could require masks.
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Grown Ups (and Masks) Should Keep Kids Safe
Fifth grader (and People Newspaper’s youngest intern) John Erickson explains his feelings about his return to school.
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SMU Requiring Masks In Indoor Spaces On Campus
SMU is temporarily requiring masks be worn in indoor spaces on campus, university president R. Gerald Turner wrote in a letter to the campus community. The requirement doesn’t apply to private spaces like residence halls.
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Diocese Says Masks Required at Its Schools
The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced Monday evening that beginning Tuesday, all of its campuses will require masks.
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Dallas ISD Will Temporarily Require Masks
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandate that schools and other entities can’t require masks, Dallas ISD announced Monday that, effective Tuesday, masks would be required for all staff, students, and visitors.
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HPISD: Masks Optional Beginning May 28
Highland Park ISD moved up its timeline for making masks optional at district facilities to May 28.
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Abbott Prohibits Local Governments, School Districts From Requiring Masks
Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday issued an executive order prohibiting governmental entities in Texas from requiring or mandating mask wearing.
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HPISD: Masks To Be Optional Next School Year
Masks will be optional at Highland Park ISD campuses and facilities beginning next school year, the district shared in a letter to parents Tuesday.
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Some Parents Decry Masks, One HPISD Trustee Hopeful For More Normal 2021-2022
Masking in the classroom has been a hot topic at Highland Park ISD board meetings nearly since students returned last fall, but one trustee predicted a more normal looking 2021-2022 school year during Tuesday’s board meeting.
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Abbott’s Decision Unmasks Opinions
As the state, country, and county reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that the state would open 100% on March 10 – and that the mask mandate would be lifted – readers have been letting us know how they feel.
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