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The Little Rock School Board, which sued the state for the right to require students and employees to wear masks, followed through on Thursday with an 8-0 vote for face coverings to be worn inside school buildings and at school functions.
The Little Rock School Board that sued the state for the right to require students and employees to wear masks followed through Thursday with an 8-0 vote for the masks to be worn inside school buildings and at indoor school functions.
LRSD board approves vaccine incentive, millage outline and hears about salary hike plans LRSD SUPT. MIKE POORE (file photo) Brian Chilson The Little Rock School District Board on Thursday voted to pay all district employees who can show proof of vaccination a $300 one-time bonus. It also approved the LRSD’s COVID-19 sick leave policy, which is similar to last year’s, rather than a more punitive plan that had been floated before the third surge of the coronavirus in Arkansas. But how else the LRSD will keep children and educators safe d...
ADVERTISEMENT EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: Freer board hailed by teachers union | Ignite academies deadline extended | State Teach Plus gets new director by Cynthia Howell | Today at 3:06 a.m. Freer board hailed by teachers union The Little Rock Education Association is among the organizations and individuals celebrating the lifting last week of state restrictions on Little Rock School Board authority. Those restrictions or guardrails, which were imposed until the district exited Level 5 of the state accountability system, barred the School Board from recognizing the Little Rock Education Association ...
LRSD board talks about school year prep amid resurgent pandemic LRSD board talks about school year prep amid resurgent pandemic July 8, 202110:28 pm Little Rock School District officials are actively developing a plan for what the next school year will look like for students and educators amid a sharp rise in the Delta variant of the coronavirus. But Superintendent Dr. Keith McGee had few definitive details to share with the LRSD Board at its Thursday agenda meeting. Advertisement Vicki Hatter noted the death of Terry Elementary teacher Kim Maginn. After a moment of silence, Poore noted th...