Johnson City ISD lifts mask rules after 4-3 school board vote
Johnson City ISD lifts mask rules after 4-3 school board vote
The change was intentionally made on the same day Abbott lifted the statewide mask mandate, leaving mask rules up to individual school districts.
The change was intentionally made on the same day Texas Governor Greg Abbott lifted the statewide mask mandate, leaving mask rules up to individual school districts.
Monday night, a divided Johnson City School Board voted 4-3 to make the change. It’s a very decisive topic, it’s both political and it’s personal and people see it differently, said Superintendent Richard Kolek.
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The school boards from both Canyon ISD and River Road ISD held their final regular meetings of the year on Monday.
The boards received updates on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and, subsequently, extended their COVID-19 leave policy for staff members through the end of the school year.
The Globe-News spoke with the superintendents for both districts about Monday’s meetings and how it sets the districts up going into the spring semester after the holiday break, which begins Monday.
Canyon ISD
Originally, the Canyon ISD COVID-19 leave policy was to allow an extra 10 days of paid leave for employees in case they had to miss work due to COVID-related needs and issues, with a deadline being at the end of December.