TEXAS SCHOOLS / CORONAVIRUS
Rural schools shut down to keep COVID-19 from overwhelming their small communities
The small districts aren't fighting Gov. Greg Abbott's mask rules, but fears for staff, students, and local medical facilities are driving them to fight COVID-19 with temporary closures.
By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/19/21
If you get sick in Iraan, a West Texas town with a population of about 1,300, there is a hospital — with 14 beds. There is no critical care, meaning the most that hospital workers can do is …
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