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NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.
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School districts in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are letting students, teachers and staff decide for themselves on whether to wear face coverings.
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While there hasn’t been any direct studies on omicron and masks, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina said it’s “definitely time to upgrade masks.”
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A school board "threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit' " when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.
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The U.S. Education Department announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.
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As Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to punish any school district that defied Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, Republican legislators were largely indifferent on the matter.
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In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.
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Schools have reported more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in Texas. Meanwhile the state legislature focuses on pushing controversial bills, and the governor sues schools and cities to stop them from mandating preventative measures.
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The ongoing political battle over mask mandates in schools has frothed up division in school districts across the state.
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The department sent letters to state leaders in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, warning that mask mandate bans could violate federal protections for students with disabilities.