Texas lets schools stick to online learning well into fall
1 / 9Virus Outbreak Texas SchoolJosefina Median wears a mask as she cleans a classroom at Wylie High School Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Wylie, Texas. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Friday gave public schools permission to keep campuses closed for more than 5 million students well into the fall as the state scrambles to contain one of the largest resurgences of the coronavirus in the country.
Under the new guidelines, Texas schools could hold online-only instruction for up to the first eight weeks of the school year, potentially pushing a return to campus in some cities until November. That includes Dallas and Houston, where school leaders concerned about the surge of COVID-19 cases have postponed the first day of classes until after Labor Day.
Texas' largest teachers organization dismissed Friday's announcement as underwhelming, saying it is based on an artificial deadline. The state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, said he doesn't think private religious schools need to comply with local public health orders prohibiting in-person classes as several cities have already done. He cited"constitutional and statutory protections unique to religious individuals and communities at all times, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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