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SAN ANGELO Daniel Wayne Bennett, who served as vice president of Paint Rock ISD, was sentenced to prison Monday after a jury found him guilty of child sexual abuse.
Bennett was indicted in January 2018 on three charges regarding crimes against a child: one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and two counts of sexual assault of a child.
The trial, presided over by Judge Mike Freeman, began Wednesday, April 26, and lasted five days. A Tom Green County jury found Bennett guilty of all three counts Friday, April 30.
Austin Independent School District has asked its families to keep kids learning from home if possible this week. It had made the same request last week as cases were rising in Austin and Travis County.
In a letter to parents, Austin ISD, wrote last week: Our campuses were able to also reduce the amount of adults supporting each campus in a collective effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 during this critical time for our community.
University of Texas and Texas State University both begin classes on Tuesday. UT is encouraging a low level of on-campus density right now but has not switched to virtual-only classes. Texas State has encouraged its professors to switch to virtual-only classes for the first two weeks.
Coke Public School is closed tomorrow
Grape Creek Baptist School is closed tomorrow.
Grape Creek Independant School District will be remote learning only.
Junction Independent School District: No students on campus, staff will arrive at noon, no early release on Wednesday.
Olfen Independent School District will be closed tomorrow, will reopen Tuesday.
Paint Rock ISD: Due to inclement weather, Paint Rock Independent School District is canceling school for Monday, Jan. 11. Sports events are canceled as well. School board meeting is scheduled to take place as planned.
Veribest Independent School District will be closed tomorrow.
Water Valley Independent School District will be closed tomorrow.