[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For Texas high school students, keeping up with class work was hard enough before the pandemic. But then the pandemic hit, and with it came debates over everything having to do with Texas schools. […]
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[ad_1] Laura Schwarz Schwarz is the parent of two elementary school children in Lake Oswego public schools. Since returning to in-person instruction last year, Oregon’s students have been required to wear masks at school, indoors and outside, and all day long, except for a hurried lunch. After all we have learned about the coronavirus, Oregon […]
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[ad_1] by David Miller Loveland, Ohio – Beginning Monday, Loveland City Schools will implement a “mask-optional” policy for all students in grades PreK-12. The exception to this policy is for students in the HeadStart PreK program, which is set by federal guidelines. Also on Monday, the District will be updating its COVID protocols to align […]
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[ad_1] As COVID-19 numbers hit record highs across the state, students at the University of Missouri returned to in-person classes last week without a mask requirement in place. Corby Schmitz, a freshman at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, says that’s left him anxiously checking if he’s been exposed to the virus in one of his […]
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[ad_1] “That (mask) protocol is helping us a lot … and helping to keep our schools open,” said Styles, prior to the board’s approval of his recommendation. Board member Michelle Novak said “I like the idea to extend it and re-visit it again in February.” Middletown and many other area school systems returned to mandatory […]
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[ad_1] Skagway School on a December evening. (Mike Swasey photo) New rules went into effect on Wednesday at Skagway’s school making face-coverings optional for all age groups, as long as there aren’t any outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus. The school board adopted the changes unanimously on Tuesday. KHNS’ Mike Swasey checked in with Skagway School […]
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[ad_1] Going into the new school year, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam implemented a mask mandate for all K-12 schools in the state. Some school boards immediately defied the Governor’s order. Hanover County, King William County and Fauquier County, to name a few, opposed the mandate and opted for mask-optional rules in their schools. Masks help […]
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[ad_1] A United States Court of Appeals ruled a preliminary injunction on Iowa’s law banning mask mandates in schools across the state is too broad and must be narrowed.The 2-1 decision came Tuesday, weeks after a temporary injunction was appealed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Director of the Department of Education, Ann Lebo.The Eighth […]
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[ad_1] “We aren’t just kids talking to talk. We know that we have to advocate for ourselves and families,” the group Students for Safe Learning said on Twitter. “There’s so much stress that comes with not knowing if you’re bringing something home to your family and friends. It all takes a toll on our mental […]
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[ad_1] Students wait to enter the Tuttleman Learning Center on the first day of in-person learning on Jan. 24. In an announcement on Jan. 21, Temple University requires that students must wear a KN95 mask, a surgical mask with a cloth mask on top, or a surgical mask with multiple layers of nonwoven fabric. | […]
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