COVID-19 in Texas schools: GCISD shutting down for two days
GCISD, which serves about 14,000 students across 20 campuses, plans to return to class on Monday, officials said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
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GCISD, which serves about 14,000 students across 20 campuses, plans to return to class on Monday, officials said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
Thousands of students return to class Tuesday, but it’s unclear if an extended Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday break will slow omicron’s spread.
"No pun intended [the infections] are a game changer for many teams as they enter playoff seasons," said Dr. Mark Casanova of the TMA Covid-19 Taskforce.
The word "flurona" is making headlines and rounds on social media after reports of several cases involving co-infections of both coronavirus and influenza.
Despite the fastest surge in COVID-19 cases yet fueled by the omicron variant, some of the largest school districts in North Texas are still set to let mask mandates expire next month.