DeKalb County Schools not requiring masks after mandate expires
Many schools are debating whether to mask or not mask after the state mandate is lifted By Stefante Randall | April 6, 2021 at 9:22 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 9:22 PM
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A statewide mask mandate will expire in Alabama this Friday, but school leaders still must decide what happens in their own districts.
Starting on April 12th, masks will no longer be required at DeKalb County Schools, as long as the Governor doesnât change her decision.
âWeâve seen a steady decline in cases and itâs almost been non-existent for the last several weeks at our schools. Just like we have the last several months and past year, we will be responsive on any tends, data or upticks and will respond when necessary,â said Barnett.
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Albertville City Schools settles on new calendar, pending board approval
The superintendent told WAAY 31 that the new calendar got the approval from 75% of the school staff. It still needs to be voted on by the board to go through.
Posted: Mar 12, 2021 2:25 PM
Posted By: Sierra Phillips
Albertville City Schools has settled on a new calender, pending approval from the Board of Education.
The superintendent told WAAY 31 that the new calendar got the approval from 75% of the school staff. It still needs to be voted on by the board to go through.
Move over Clark Griswold: Alabama schools dishing out bonuses during coronavirus
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside the new high school and middle school opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. Tyler announced last week that all employees within the school system is receiving a $1,000 check called extraordinary compensation. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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The jelly-of-the-month club was for discouraged Clark Griswold. For growing number of Alabama teachers this month, an unexpected extra $500 to $1,000 bonus is being greeted with Christmas season joy.
Thirty-one years since “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” put the concept of the Christmas bonus into the mainstream, the coronavirus is kicking it up a notch: Instead of the corporate boardroom, the latest round of holiday bonuses are being dished out by elected school boards throughout Ala