Canceled online classes push some Austin families to virtual schools statesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At least two Central Texas school districts are discontinuing online classes in the fall after a bill to continue funding remote learning programs died in the closing hours of the legislative session.
Acting Round Rock Superintendent Daniel Presley said the district had counted on House Bill 1468 to offer a virtual option for families with health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But the district announced Thursday it is planning for a full return to in-person, face-to-face instruction and activities.
The Hays school district also is scrapping plans for a virtual learning option, district spokesman Tim Savoy said in a statement.
Austin school district officials had expressed support for the legislation, and said they were still reviewing the implications of its demise.
Round Rock school security almost fully moved to district police force statesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Round Rock ISD police investigating after board member receives threatening, racist comments Drew Knight
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After a Round Rock ISD School Board trustee received threatening and racist comments on his school board Facebook page, the district has spoken out, condemning the comments as vile and confirming that district police have launched an investigation.
The comments reportedly came after Trustee Jun Xiao defended the benefits of mask-wearing in schools. Screenshots from his page show comments calling Dr. Xiao the biggest fraud & the most dangerous ISD Trustee in Texas and calling Asians a treacherous lot. There were also threatening comments alluding to the violent character, Ramsay Bolton, in the Game of Thrones series.