Coronavirus
Physicians Call For Additional COVID Protocols in HPISD
More than 120 physicians – many with children in Highland Park ISD – signed on to a letter calling on Superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg and the school board to improve upon the district’s COVID protocols. (Read time: 2.7 minutes)
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Mask On: Judge Rules in Favor of Dallas County Mandate
After hearing arguments for and against whether a mask mandate falls under the purview of the local health authority or the governor on Tuesday, a district court judge ruled that Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ mask mandate can continue.
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Survey Says: Parents Concerned
For a second year, school is starting with a rapidly changing landscape thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. And because of that, parents and school staff alike are faced with making decisions based on circumstances that can change within a moment’s notice.
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Why Don’t Public Schools Have the Same Choice?
Texas private schools are allowed to make decisions based on keeping their students and staff healthy. Why aren’t public schools allowed to do the same?
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FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer Vax, Warns Against Antiparasitic
The Food and Drug Administration Monday morning announced it had granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, making it the first vaccine to move beyond the emergency use status.
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Texas Supreme Court Rules Allows School Mask Mandates to Remain (For Now)
Nearly 50 school districts across Texas have enacted some sort of mask requirement, and after vowing to end that, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton were dealt a blow from the entirely Republican Texas Supreme Court.
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As Court Dates Await, More School Districts Issue Mask Requirements
Overnight, several more school districts moved to begin requiring masks on campuses, despite Attorney General Ken Paxton’s warning that he was making a list of those that were.
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Dallas ISD Gets Support From White House, Education Secretary
The first day of school for many Dallas ISD students also meant mask-wearing – and the district has garnered praise from President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona despite the controversy.
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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new data last week and urged pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mask Mandates
The Texas Supreme Court Sunday issued a temporary stay of restraining orders granted by lower courts in Bexar and Dallas counties.
Note: this story has been updated to include remarks from Dallas ISD superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa and latest court decisions.
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Health Experts Weigh in on the Return to School
While the issue of mask mandates winds its way through the courts, parents and students are gearing up to return to school in a year that is so far promising to be just as turbulent as the last two years. How do you prepare for that?
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