Texas’ traditionally sleepy school board races are suddenly attracting attention — and moneyAs conservative parents become more frustrated with how school boards handled the pandemic, once-ignored school board elections are becoming better funded.
Federal judge says Houston-area students defying dress code ban on long hair can return to classIn a lawsuit filed against Magnolia ISD, the ACLU of Texas says six boys and a nonbinary student were disciplined for having long hair under the district’s gender-based dress code.
ACLU of Texas sues Houston-area school district over gender-based dress code’s long-hair policyThe lawsuit says Magnolia ISD’s gender-based rule “imposed immense and irreparable harm” on students.
Texas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on holdThe halt comes after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates — which previously applied to cities, counties and school districts — to private employers.
Delta variant, lax mask policies delay Plano family’s return to schoolParents remain divided over whether to require masks in the classroom. For Carmen Campbell, there’s just too much uncertainty right now to feel comfortable sending her son back. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.
At least 45 districts shut down in-person classes due to COVID-19 cases, affecting more than 40,000 studentsCaseloads have left districts scrambling when many have said they have fewer tools at their disposal to combat the spread of the virus.
