While most families were well into their Christmas holiday, Houston-area school officials were busy calling a special session to force masks on students. The Royal Independent School District board hosted the last-minute meeting two days after Christmas. “Why would we...
UPDATE 10/14/21: Texas Scorecard sent inquiries to every DISD trustee. Trustee Edwin Flores replied after publication, stating DISD “does not discuss matters that implicate the privacy rights of its students. … Dallas ISD follows all applicable state or federal laws...
An interview with District 1 Trustee Edwin Flores revealed board trustees of the Dallas Independent School District are responsible for the district mask mandate and the subsequent actions of school staff. That’s because the superintendent answers to the...
Parents of children in the Dallas Independent School District appealed directly to Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday, alleging the district is segregating and targeting their fifth- and eighth-grade children who oppose the district’s mask mandate. Lauren Davis was one of the...
While parents are fighting school officials forcing masks on their children, many school district administrators and board members from across the state opted to not wear masks at a conference in Dallas last weekend. In fact, masks were not even required. Since last...
UPDATED on 8/31/21 at 11:15 am to include clips from the House Public Education Committee hearing. On Monday evening, the House Public Education Committee considered two different bills relating to mask mandates in public schools. Before laying out the bills, the...
Board members of the Dallas Independent School District refused to face citizens last week, and segregated the masked from the maskless. Citizens oppose the district’s mask mandate, believe Gov. Greg Abbott is not doing enough to fight defiant local governments,...
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives referred three bills related to mask mandates and public schools to the House Public Education Committee. As school districts across the state continue defying Gov. Greg Abbott’s July executive order attempting to prohibit...
Texas schools can continue forcing kids to wear face coverings for now, thanks to a ruling by the state’s high court that thwarts both Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as well as parents’ right to choose what’s best for their children....
As local government officials around the state defy Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, setting off a flurry of lawsuits and countersuits, Texans are wondering who’s in charge, what rules apply, and why they aren’t free to choose what’s best for...
