North Texas School Districts Facing Possible Lawsuits Over Mask Policies

Dallas TX

08 May, 2021

1:19 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth May 7, 2021 Parents in at least three North Texas school districts filed court petitions this week connected to mask policies that remain in place for students, even as mandates have been removed from the rest of the state. The petitions from parents in the Fort Worth, Highland Park and Keller school districts are asking for pre-suit depositions of district staff, in an attempt to discover if mask policies were developed or enforced in a way that violated any laws including the Open Meetings Act. It could lead to lawsuits, claiming the policies "resulted in a denial of a proper education and unequal treatment" for children, according to the filings. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.