The board of the Paris Independent School District, which has about 4,000 students, said in a statement Tuesday that the governor’s order does not usurp its ability to manage schools.
“The Board believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues, and therefore has amended the PISD dress code to protect our students and employees,” the district said.
The measure — which read “For health reasons, masks are required for all employees and students to mitigate flu, cold, pandemic, and any other communicable diseases” — will be revisited at every monthly trustee meeting and could be changed later, The Paris News newspaper reported.
The vote was 5-1 to alter the dress code in the district, which will welcome back students on Thursday.
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