Safety for schools is priority one. Students, especially the younger ones, should wear masks not just for their safety but also for their friends and family.
According to the Texas Education Agency:
"Masks Please note, mask provisions of GA-38 are not being enforced as the result of ongoing litigation. Further guidance will be made available after the court issues are resolved.
Students Who Have COVID-19 As provided in this Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Rule, school systems must exclude students from attending school in person who are actively sick with COVID-19, who are 2 suspected of being actively sick with COVID-19, or who have received a positive test result for COVID-19, and must immediately notify parents if this is determined while on campus.
During the exclusion period, the school system may deliver remote instruction consistent with the practice of remote conferencing outlined in the proposed Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) rules, as described here. To help mitigate the risk of asymptomatic individuals being on campuses, school systems may provide and/or conduct recurring COVID-19 testing using rapid tests provided by the state or other sources. Testing can be conducted with staff. With prior written permission of parents, testing can be conducted with students."
School districts are deep cleaning and providing teachers with sanitizer for desks, masks, and gloves. Our goal as educators is to feed young minds fruitful knowledge and now our job is also to keep our young charges safe.
As parents, we can contribute by making sure our students are safe and healthy, wearing masks, being mindful of social distance, and using that "hanitizer" 😊 (hand sanitizer.
We are absolutely all in this together and if we want a brighter and safer tomorrow, we will all work together for the common good.
Take care of yourself and each other~~Lester
