After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg

[TexasTowelie]

After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order

by Kevin Reynolds, Texas Tribune


When Brittany Phillips Ramirez relocated her family back to her hometown of Waco over the summer, COVID-19 precautions at Mountainview Elementary School were foremost on her mind. And as the delta variant spiked, she even considered home-schooling her 6-year-old daughter because she worried that the school district might adopt a more relaxed approach when it came to students wearing masks at schools.

But shortly after classes began, the Waco Independent School District made a bold choice that surprised residents like Ramirez. It became one of about 70 school districts in Texas at the time to adopt a mandate that students wear masks while in school.

And it did so in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order barring public schools from requiring students wear masks.

“I was a little surprised,” Ramirez said. “But when we heard about the mask mandate we were actually dancing around the house in circles. I am not kidding with you.”

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/waco-isd-mask-mandate/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Smart move by the Waco ISD! Kudos to them as they keep the kids SAFE. n/t