TEXAS SCHOOLS / CORONAVIRUS

A ripped-off mask and verbal assault: how tensions over changing mask rules spilled over in one Texas school district

In a letter to parents and staff, Eanes ISD’s superintendent called the incidents unacceptable and warned parents that the “the kids are watching.”

By Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/20/21

The first day of school has always been exhilarating for Tom Leonard, superintendent of Eanes Independent School District in Austin. It’s a day filled with “magical moments,” where …

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