Masks will be mandatory in many Texas schools when they reopen this fall, education agency says

A student in a classroom at Cactus Elementary School. Photo credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

The mask requirement doesn’t apply to students younger than 10. The Texas Education Agency guidelines also require schools to post coronavirus prevention plans and encourage hand-washing.

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TEA issues comprehensive guidelines for a safe return to on-campus instruction for the 2020-21 school year

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State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus

More than 2.5 million people attended the fair last year. This is the event’s first cancellation since World War II.

The fair, a longstanding tradition for many Texans, is scheduled to run next year from Sept. 24 through Oct. 17 in Dallas’ Fair Park. Photo credit: Allison V. Smith for The Texas Tribune

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2020-21: Either a 100% virtual program or a 100% in-person program

DISTRICT PROVIDES MORE DIRECTION FOR STARTING SCHOOL ON AUG. 13

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Student is National Geographic GeoBee state semifinalist

Xavier Leffler, an outgoing 8th grader at Canyon Ridge Middle School, qualified to compete at the National Geographic State Championship GeoBee before COVID-19 canceled the event

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Masks will be mandatory in many Texas schools when they reopen this fall, education agency says

TEA issues comprehensive guidelines for a safe return to on-campus instruction for the 2020-21 school year

State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus

2020-21: Either a 100% virtual program or a 100% in-person program

Student is National Geographic GeoBee state semifinalist