As Bell County experiences a fourth COVID-19 surge, some parents and employees are questioning the Killeen Independent School District’s ability to keep its students, coworkers, and the greater community safe
As COVID-19 cases rise statewide, state and local educators are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to reverse his controversial mask mandate ban in the name of local control.
Bell County Public Health District officials raised the COVID-19 threat level Tuesday from moderate Level 3 to significant Level 2 due to âa higher incidence rate and hospitalizations,â according to a news release.
Trauma Service Area L â which includes Bell County â saw the highest percentages of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas for the sixth straight day Tuesday, according to FME News Service.
EDUCATORS
The Texas State Teachers Association, a branch of the National Education Association, issued a news release Tuesday urging Gov. Abbott to retract his âprohibition on mask mandates.â
After much back and forth between school districts and the state, the Texas Education Agency officially announced that every student in grades 3 through twelve must take the annual STAAR exam in person.