Texas attorney general says religious private schools "need not comply" with local health orders to

[TexasTowelie]

Texas attorney general says religious private schools "need not comply" with local health orders to close

by Reese Oxner, Texas Tribune


While local health officials have the authority to keep school districts closed for in-person instruction through the fall, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a letter to schools Friday that private religious schools are free to decide for themselves whether to reopen.

Last week, the state's education agency released an order requiring schools to open their buildings to in-person instruction five days a week for all students who want it. Following backlash, on Friday, Texas officials said school districts will be allowed to delay on-campus instruction for at least four weeks, and ask for waivers to continue remote instruction for up to four additional weeks in areas hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

On Wednesday, TEA officials confirmed that school districts wouldn't be penalized for barring students on campuses if local health officials mandated that schools stay closed, as long as remote instruction is offered.

Already local health officials in counties, including Dallas and El Paso have issued mandates barring in-person classes for public and private schools in their jurisdictions, at least through August and in some cases to the end of September.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/17/texas-religious-schools-coronavirus/

[rusty quoin]

1. We can keep this first wave going forever until we get Biden in the White House.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Good thinking!

Let's nip it in the bud ...

[duforsure]

4. Why should they have different guidelines

When an active deadly pandemic is raging in this state now? Because you're religious, that gives you the right to spread the virus using children? More people running from trump and Republicans because of this now, turning Texas blue.

[tanyev]

5. It's the strangest thing, isn't it?

Indoor gatherings of people are the most efficient spreader, but for some reason church services and religious schools should be exempt. Because they're protected by God's magic force field????