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After heated debate, Round Rock school district votes to keep mask requirement
Darcy Sprague
Following a heated debate Thursday, the board of trustees voted to continue following its established mask protocols.
A recent change from the Texas Education Agency allows school boards to loosen or remove their masking protocols. Over 1,700 people signed an online petition asking the board to make masks optional.
Many speakers attended the Thursday meeting to make the same plea to the board. Others have been emailing the board or sharing their concerns online. Some parents said they would pull their children from the district if the mask mandate continued.
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UPDATED 8:21 p.m. Feb. 20:
Round Rock ISD canceled classes Feb. 22-23 following a week of unprecedented winter storms that left significant water damage in campus buildings. Both campuses and RRISD offices will remain close Feb. 22-23, with neither in-person or virtual classes to occur.
RRISD officials cited more than 70 incidents of storm-related damage at campuses and district facilities in a Feb. 20 news release. Causes for the cancellation included RRISD campus and facility damages, students and staff lacking food, water and stable internet access as well as a lack of food and water at RRISD schools.
More information will be provided in the coming days regarding when virtual classes will reconvene and when in-person students can return to campuses. The closures are authorized by a Texas Education Agency waiver and will not affect the 2020-21 academic calendar.