Nearly two dozen Independent School Districts across North Texas are closing their doors due to a rise in COVID cases and shortages of available teachers and staff.
While the largest school districts in North Texas — Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Garland and Plano — will have classes as usual, the surge in COVID cases in Texas has resulted in deep cleanings and lights out for many schools.
Campbell ISD will be closed Thursday, January 13 through Friday, January 21. Classes will resume Monday, January 24. Keene ISD will be closed on Thursday, January 13 and Friday, January 14. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 18. Malakoff ISD will be closed Thursday, January 13 and Friday, January 14. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 18.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Staffing shortages, bus delays: COVID surge disrupts North Texas’ students return to schoolAcross North Texas, schools are dealing with the impact of the omicron variant and what it means for children who have already endured two years of disruption.
Read more »
Desperate to fill teacher shortages, school districts ask parents and various staff to become substitutesWith more teachers sickened or sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant, some US school districts are resorting to extraordinary measures to keep classrooms running. Alumni, various staff and even parents are being asked to become substitutes.
Read more »
Opinion | Queer Teens at Texas School Are Reaching Crisis Point'During the last legislative session, Texas lawmakers introduced 75 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation, including more than 40 bills specifically targeting transgender and nonbinary youth - more than any other state in the U.S.'
Read more »
Lawsuit alleges Oxford High School administration could have prevented deadly school shootingA lawsuit filed on behalf of two survivors of the deadly Oxford High School shooting in Michigan accuses the school district and a number of its employees of not doing enough to prevent the attack, despite multiple red flags.
Read more »
More Than A Dozen North Texas School Districts Halt Classes Until Next Tuesday Due To COVID-19-Related AbsencesMultiple school districts announced temporary school closings due to issues surrounding COVID-19 staffing shortages and/or student illnesses.
Read more »
Oxford High School students resume classes for first time since Nov. 30 shootingOxford High School students are taking classes at the middle school temporarily while their building undergoes renovations.
Read more »