Dallas ISD To Keep Mask Mandate Despite Texas Supreme Court Ruling

Dallas TX

16 August, 2021

3:34 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth August 16, 2021 Dallas ISD's superintendent said Sunday evening that the district will keep its face mask mandate despite a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on Sunday that blocked Dallas County's order. The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday issued an emergency stay on a temporary restraining order by Dallas County against Gov. Greg Abbott's order that bans mask mandates. Sunday's decision effectively blocked an executive order signed county Judge Clay Jenkins last Wednesday that required masks inside schools and businesses. However, Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said the district will keep its mandate, claiming the order applied to Dallas County and not the school district. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.