TEA: School districts can decide mask requirements, room occupancy limits for themselves
March 3, 2021
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Kaleya Ervin listens to math teacher Andre Shackelford during a class at North Houston Early College High School Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Houston. Schools across Houston and the country struggled to adjust to changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Children at Risk’s ratings show some campuses were better situated to handle the disruption than others. Children at Risk s annual rankings labeled North Houston Early College High School as pandemic proof for earning A and B accountability ratings for three years in a row while also serving high rates of economically disadvantaged students.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
As he lifted Texas mask order, Gov. Abbott sidelined most of his health advisers
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Texas Department of State Health Servcies Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD makes remarks during Texas Governor Greg Abbott s (right) press conference at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center, a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Arlington, Texas, Monday, January 11, 2021. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)Tom Fox / Staff Photographer
Gov. Greg Abbott did not consult Dr. John Hellerstedt, the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services, before deciding to end the statewide mask mandate, Hellerstedt told state representatives on Wednesday.
“I did not have a personal conversation with him prior to the decision,” Hellerstedt testified during a hearing before the state House’s committee on public health.
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