Edgewood, Harlandale ISDs drop mask requirement; San Antonio ISD holds out
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona shakes hands with sixth-grader Aiden Aguilar as 7th grader Briana Castellanos looks on at Gus Garcia University School in Edgewood ISD last October.Face masks will be optional at Edgewood Independent School District when students return from spring break March 14.
“The decision was made as we enter a new phase of the COVID pandemic coupled with the improvement of the most recent metrics with the risk level in our city, the Edgewood community, and the district's high vaccination rate and low positivity rates,” a letter from Superintendent Eduardo Hernandez stated.
Edgwood ISD reported a test positivity rate of 1.7 percent for students and staff as of Feb. 25 — the latest data published on the district’s website — a fast drop from 6.86 percent two weeks earlier.
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