The Little Rock School Board that sued the state for the right to require students and employees to wear masks followed through Thursday with an 8-0 vote for the masks to be worn inside school buildings and at indoor school functions.
The Little Rock School Board on Thursday will act on the appointment of interim principals for the new Ignite Digital Academy for elementary grades and for Terry Elementary in the wake of Stephanie Franklin’s Tuesday resignation as principal of both schools.
The Little Rock School Board at its 5:30 p.m. meeting today will act on the appointment of interim principals to head the new Ignite Digital Academy for elementary grades and Terry Elementary in the wake of Stephanie Franklin's resignation Tuesday.
LRSD board talks about school year prep amid resurgent pandemic
LRSD board talks about school year prep amid resurgent pandemic
July 8, 202110:28 pm
Little Rock School District officials are actively developing a plan for what the next school year will look like for students and educators amid a sharp rise in the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
But
Superintendent
Dr. Keith McGee had few definitive details to share with the LRSD Board at its Thursday agenda meeting.
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Vicki Hatter noted the death of Terry Elementary teacher
Kim Maginn. After a moment of silence, Poore noted that Maginn’s family had publicly shared that she died of COVID-19 and was unvaccinated. Maginn’s daughters said they’d pleaded with their 63-year-old mother to get the vaccine, but said she’d been stubbornly against it. They urged others to get vaccinated.