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Bossier Parish Announces COVID Rules for Upcoming School Year
When Bossier Parish schools begin their new scholastic year in less than a month, students, teachers and parents alike will notice some differences and few similarities to last year s COVID rules.
The biggest announcement that came Wednesday Bossier Parish Schools Superintendent Mitch Downey was that masks indoors for students are encouraged, but not required,
Though Downey said thought it s a good idea for students to wear masks, he underlined that the final decision should be made by parents, not by school officials. At least not yet.
Masks for students will once again be required on Bossier buses as specified by the Louisiana Department of Education guidelines and Presidential order. It was also announced that buses for Bossier Parish will run at 100% capacity to start the new school year.
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Bossier Parish Schools superintendent, parents talk about getting kids vaccinated against COVID-19 Bossier Parish Schools is hoping to vaccinate kids 16 and older. (Source: KSLA) By Tayler Davis | May 7, 2021 at 1:49 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 7:05 PM
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The superintendent of Bossier Parish Schools is talking about the importance of getting kids vaccinated against COVID-19.
On Friday, May 7, KSLA’s Tayler Davis spoke with Superintendent Mitch Downey about what his district is doing to get shots in kids’ arms.
“As far why the urgency, in the hope that we can get back some sense of normalcy in the fall and we can get away from the quarantine and contact tracing,” he said.