(1/5) Folks, please see the letter that I sent to TEA today. The agency's plans for schools to hold in-person instruction and to administer the STAAR test for the 20 - 21 school year do not appropriately take into account current health conditions across the state of Texas.
(2/5) While I am eager for students to return to a normal educational setting, it has become increasingly clear that the upcoming school year will be anything but.
(3/5) I do not want our schools to reopen for in-person learning only to close again, an outcome that seems inevitable at the current COVID-19 caseloads.
(4/5) I want our schools to be successful this year, and that means giving them the flexibility to be remote-only, especially in areas with uncontrolled spread.
(5/5) Our failure to contain COVID-19 has given our schools no good options. We must stay focused on controlling the spread, so that our students and educators can return safely to the classroom as soon as possible.
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