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Students in East Bernard, Texas wear face coverings at school on August 28, 2020. The school board in Paris, Texas voted on Tuesday to include face masks in the district's dress code as a workaround to Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates. (Photo: Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Students and school staff in Paris, Texas will be required to wear face coverings starting Thursday despite Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's attempt to ban mask mandates, following a school board vote in favor of using a loophole to protect public health: the board voted on Tuesday to include mask-wearing in the district's dress code.
"The Texas governor does not have the authority to usurp the Board of Trustees' exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district."
--Paris Independent School District
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Students and school staff in Paris, Texas will be required to wear face coverings starting Thursday despite Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's attempt to ban mask mandates, following a school board vote in favor of using a loophole to protect public health: the board voted on Tuesday to include mask-wearing in the district's dress code.
"The Texas governor does not have the authority to usurp the Board of Trustees' exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district."
--Paris Independent School District
Students and school staff in Paris, Texas will be required to wear face coverings starting Thursday despite Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's attempt to ban mask mandates, following a school board vote in favor of using a loophole to protect public health: the board voted on Tuesday to include mask-wearing in the district's dress code.
"The Texas governor does not have the authority to usurp the Board of Trustees' exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district."
--Paris Independent School District