Texas gov. orders schools to end mask rules
Mask confusion across the U.S. By Associated Press | May 18, 2021 at 4:54 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 5:11 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) â Texasâ governor says public schools must end mask requirements starting in June and is ordering Texasâ cities and counties to drop nearly all face covering mandates by the end of the week.
TX is prohibiting mask mandates by govât entities.
Starting May 21, local govts attempting to impose mask mandates can be fined up to $1K.
We re also prohibiting public schools from mandating masks after June 4.
Texans, not govât, should decide their best health practices. pic.twitter.com/M7iN4sLBJVâ Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott TX) May 18, 2021
San Antonio-area school districts respond to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order on mask mandate ban
Order drew criticism from Texas State Teachers Association, Texas Faculty Association
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SAN ANTONIO – After Gov. Greg Abbott ordered public schools and government entities to no longer require masks, a few San Antonio-area districts have offered guidance for teachers, staff and students going forward.
The Republican governor on Tuesday said that beginning June 5, students, teachers, parents, staff members and visitors at Texas public school campuses and facilities will no longer have to wear face coverings a rollback of one of the biggest safeguards in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
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