Dallas ISD Officially Issues Mask Mandate For Students, Teachers & Staff
The Dallas Independent School District will require that masks be worn on campuses beginning August 10.
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The Dallas Independent School District will require that masks be worn on campuses beginning August 10.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa says while administrators can't make students wear masks, it is heavily encouraged in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
As students in the Dallas Independent School District prepare to head back to class, the city is holding the Mayor's Back to School Fair.
Orion Jean is a young man on a mission, sharing the gift of reading with hundreds of thousands of kids. He may be only 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000.
Over the next four years Target Corp plans to invest some $200 million to offer hundreds of thousands of part-time and full-time frontline workers debt-free educational assistance.
This applies to Early Childhood through sixth grade students who are still ineligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.
"CDC recommends that everyone in K to 12 schools wear a mask indoors" said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
This year, all instruction will be in person, but the district has adjusted calendars to address the needs of students and learning loss.
Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge of parents now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.
"There will be no mask mandate imposed. And the reason for that is very clear, there are so many people who have immunities," Gov. Abbott said Wednesday.
Many parents in North Texas, and across the country, are experiencing sticker shock as they begin to buy back to school items.
After a year of hybrid and remote learning many North Texas parents are concerned their kids may be falling behind in the classroom. Now the Perot Museum of Nature and Science is stepping in to help.
While students are enjoying summer break, some of the best and brightest educators in DFW have been working to make sure they are ready for the upcoming school year.
The sprawling spaceport of Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, is located about 25 miles outside of Van Horn, a town of about 1,800 on what was once desolate desert ranchland.
The Fort Worth Independent School District is looking to parents, students, and educators to help design the district's future technology plan.