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The Farmington School Board voted Tuesday to require face masks indoors and when social distancing is not possible for teachers, students and everyone present on school campuses or in school buses or vehicles, according to a news release from the school district.
REPORT: Houston ISD says it will not be offering virtual learning for 2021-2022 school year Virtual learning will not be offered, the report explains.
Houston ISD Superintendent issues message on how district is responding to rising COVID-19 cases
Houston ISD’s new Superintendent Millard House says the district is working closely with health officials to monitor the current COVID-19 situation in a newly released video message.
Additionally, HISD says masks will not be required due to the state mandate, but are allowed and available on request. The district will also have plexiglass dividers in place to maintain social distancing in classrooms but says all other health and safety protocols implemented during the pandemic will be discontinued with the deactivation of the Communicable Disease Plan on Aug. 2, 2021.
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I m speaking with the new superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, Dr. Grenita Lathan. She comes to Springfield from Houston, Texas, where she served as interim superintendent for the Houston Independent School District. Welcome Dr. Lathan.
Thank you.
The last year has been a challenging one for many people. The COVID-19 pandemic required schools to take steps to keep their students and staff as safe as possible. What did the last school year look like at your district? What worked and what didn t?
Once again, thank you for having me today. What we did initially was to create what we call a communicable disease plan committee. We also created an instructional continuity committee. So two committees, one focused on reopening our district around safety protocols. That was the Communicable Disease Plan Committee. And then one around instruction, academic instruction, vote for both virtual and face to face instruction. As it relates to keeping students and staff safe, we
Houston ISD playgrounds open, in-person outdoor graduations to be permitted article
HOUSTON - Houston ISD says all school playgrounds are now open, and in-person outdoor graduations will be permitted this spring.
In a statement on Friday, the district said the updates were made based on an ongoing review of local public health conditions and vaccine distribution efforts.
According to the statement, all school playgrounds are open, and recess and is permitted, effective immediately. Masks must be worn while playing on the equipment and during recess to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the district stated.
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This spring, HISD says, in-person outdoor gradations will be permitted with an event safety plan and limited attendance to maintain physical distancing.