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The school system sent letters out to students and stakeholders about the rule change.
The school isn’t requiring people to wear masks at school or events but still encourages people to wear them.
The system includes 14 schools and nearly 10,000 students. Reports say that two nearby school districts – Auburn City Schools and Opelika City Schools – will end the school year with mask requirements.
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Published: April 07, 2021
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For Nympha Pugh, learning English was part of growing up in the Philippines.
It was one of many subjects in her primary education lineup, a norm for Filipinos studying the world’s most spoken language. After earning a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, Pugh went on to teach English for two years in China before meeting her now husband, Torrey, an Alabamian with ties to Auburn University, and moving to the United States in 2012.
Officials with East Alabama Medical Center said the reason for these lower numbers are due to more people wearing masks, social distancing, and having fewer gatherings.
The Opelika City Schools Board of Education agreed Monday to pay $320,000 to settle a lawsuit with former Jeter Primary School Special Education Teacher Meagan Norris, who said she was terminated in retaliation for advocating for one of her special education students.Â
The board, in a public statement, said it has determined that its employees behaved appropriately at all times.
The board statement continued: Settling a case is always a difficult decision, but the board, on advice of its attorneys, agreed it was better to settle now rather than expend more time and money on complex and uncertain litigation. Our district and districts across the country are facing extraordinary challenges and we have made this choice so that we can continue our focus on the needs of the students and families in Opelika.â