Schools expected to decide masking requirements; Parents push for choice Protesters lined up outside the Stafford County School Board meeting on July 27, 2021. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/PLN]
Public school students in our area will head back to class in about two weeks, and the majority of school systems in our region have yet to tell parents whether or not their child will be forced to wear a mask indoors.
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Officials in the state’s second-largest school division said the system’s new superintendent, Dr. Latayna McDade, who is in the midst of navigating her first 100-day honeymoon phase would be the one to make the call as to whether or not your child will need to wear a mask.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in September 1862, but word was slow getting to Texas.
It wasnât until June 19, 1865, just after the Civil War ended, that U.S. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the word slaves had been freed.
The first celebrations to mark the date, then known as Jubilee Day, happened on June 19, 1866, and included barbecues, music, prayer services and other activities. Jubilee Day later became Juneteenth.
The tradition of celebrating the day waxed and waned in the South over the years, but recently Juneteenth celebrations have gained popularity nationally.
This Saturday, communities across the Fredericksburg area will take up the custom and host Juneteenth celebrations.
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