As the Texas war over mask mandates continues in school board meetings, state legislators decided not to interfere, and no bill is proposed to end confusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Aug. 7,Gov. Greg Abbott called on Texas legislators to pass a bill that would ban schools from enforcing face coverings. However, the issue with face coverings seems to have been overlooked in a special session that also involved voter restriction laws and the forbidding of teachings of critical race theory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Texas legislators missed the deadline to propose a bill, school districts are left to mitigate the situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kingsville Independent School District (KISD) adopted a temporary mask mandate that went into effect Aug. 23 and is set to last 45 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a press release by KISD all students, faculty, staff and visitors must properly wear a face mask at all times while indoors at KISD facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All KISD vehicles will also enforce face coverings when more than one occupant is in the vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With almost three weeks into the scholastic year, KISD has reported 65 positive cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recorded that over the past two weeks, COVID-19 cases in children increased by 10 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CDC is still recommending for individuals to wear masks while encouraging others to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, children younger than 12 years old are not eligible for a vaccine. With no accessible vaccines on top of no mask mandates, America\u2019s health is predetermined to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although we all want a return to normalcy, children shouldn\u2019t pay the price for our government\u2019s ignorance. Mask mandates should be obligatory in schools to halt the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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