HOUSTON, Texas A Houston student showed up to school Wednesday wearing head-to-toe personal protective gear, and his family said his school district isn t taking the pandemic seriously enough.
The Kalkofens wanted the district to waive a requirement that virtual learners take some of their final exams on Spring Woods High School s campus.
Mason Kalkofen, the student, said he was worried about contracting the virus on campus and spreading it to his mother, Margarita, who is at high risk and could suffer severe medical complications. I m having to go in a hazmat suit, he said. That way I can protect my family.
RAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) â Sheriffâs officials say theyâve busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town.
The DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office said in a statement it received an anonymous tip about an alcohol operation at a municipal building in the town of Rainsville on Thursday. Investigators then uncovered whatâs described as a large illegal winery inside the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Photos released by investigators show glass containers, buckets, a fermenting rack and other equipment often used by people who make wine at home.
The agency says officers seized a lot of illegal alcohol, and arrests are expected. The town of about 5,100 people is 100 miles northeast of Birmingham.
HOUSTON, Texas A Houston student showed up to school Wednesday wearing head-to-toe personal protective gear, and his family said his school district isn t taking the pandemic seriously enough.
The Kalkofens wanted the district to waive a requirement that virtual learners take some of their final exams on Spring Woods High School s campus.
Mason Kalkofen, the student, said he was worried about contracting the virus on campus and spreading it to his mother, Margarita, who is at high risk and could suffer severe medical complications. I m having to go in a hazmat suit, he said. That way I can protect my family.
Texas student dons hazmat suit to take in-person exams
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Dec. 18 (UPI) A Texas high school student arrived to take his final exams in a hazmat suit after his family said the district isn t doing enough to protect students and families from COVID-19.
Houston teenager Mason Kalkofen showed up to Spring Woods High School s campus in a full suit of personal protective gear after the school district mandated that virtual learners take their final exams on the school s campus.
Advertisement I m having to go in a hazmat suit, Kalkofen told KTRK-TV. That way I can protect my family.
Kalkofen s mother, Margarita, said she is at a high risk of serious complications if she contracts COVID-19.