A new safety policy approved by Comal ISD trustees Tuesday night makes wearing a mask optional for both students and staff. The new policy went into effect the following day.
San Antonio elementary school students’ ‘life lesson moment’ can teach us all about kindness, resilience
An exchange between young competitors exemplified leadership qualities
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Fifth-grade student Lyla Harrington from Oak Creek Elementary was this year’s Comal Shake champion. Third-grade student Ethan Jaramillo from Indian Springs Elementary competed in the final round. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – Two San Antonio elementary school students learned a lot more than they anticipated after they took part in a Comal Independent School District conversation contest back in January.
According to the district, Ethan Jaramillo, a third-grade student from Indian Springs Elementary School, became visibly upset when he learned that he did not win this year’s Comal Shake, a district-wide competition that is designed to develop interpersonal and conversational skills. In the moment, he tried his best to fight back tears.
Comal Independent School District trustees on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to apply for state weather waivers for missed school days and campus damages, and compensation measures for employees during the
On Tuesday morning, Comal Independent School District trustees will meet to approve winter weather class waivers as the first students return to Specht Elementary School, flooded by burst water pipes a few weeks ago.
âThe whole front office was flooded along with several classrooms,â Steve Stanford, the districtâs communications director said  of the damage at the school, which will welcome back kindergartners and first-grade students. âWe were able to mitigate damages enough to bring some of those young kids back on Tuesday.â
Comal ISDâs School Operations group posted photographs from Specht Elementary School on Twitter over the weekend. Water lines in the ceiling burst as part of last weekâs winter storm.