CORONAVIRUS LATEST: Nearly 74% of eligible Americans have gotten at least one vaccine dose as the delta variant surges, CDC says.
The Texas attorney general has filed lawsuits against six school districts that mandate masks, the office said Friday.
"Spring ISD will let the legal process unfold and allow the courts to decide the merits of the case," Wood said. Round Rock Independent School District spokesperson Jenny LaCoste-Caputo told ABC News the school district is following Texas Education Agency guidance that allows for mask requirements"for adults or students for whom it is developmentally appropriate" and is working with local authorities"who advise us that masks remain an essential tool in stemming the spread of COVID-19 in our classrooms.
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