The Richardson ISD will require students, teachers and other employees to wear masks inside RISD buildings when classes resume on Monday, January 10th. The mask mandate will remain in effect for at least three weeks.
"This decision was made because of an unprecedented rise in positive cases among students and employees," Interim Superintendent Tabitha Branum said.
The district reported 47 positive cases on December 7th and 1,089 cases on January 6th.
District officials will reassess the situation before the mask mandate expires on January 31st to determine if it needs to be extended.
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