TEXAS SCHOOLS / CORONAVIRUS

Reversing direction, Texas says schools now must notify families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms

This is a reversal of the TEA’s previous guidance, which didn’t explicitly require school districts to notify parents of a close contact.

By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/19/21

Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and students’ families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms or extracurricular or after-school programs, the Texas Education Agency …

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