Texas public schools will not be required to conduct contact tracing when a student tests positive for Covid-19, state education officials say.
"School systems are not required to conduct Covid-19 contact tracing," the agency said in announcing the guidelines Thursday.
The decision was criticized by the Texas State Teachers Association, which accused officials of ignoring how fast the virus' Delta variant can spread."Even with the reporting requirements for positive Covid-19 cases, the new guidance comes up woefully short to help districts keep campuses, students and employees safe,” the union's president, Ovidia Molina, said in a statement.
At least one large school system, the Dallas Independent School District, said it will move forward with contract tracing in the event of positive cases. "We still currently plan to share with impacted families and, as needed, a class or school, based on each case," spokeswoman Robyn Harris said in a statement Friday.Texas has been a center of debate over mask-wearing and vaccine mandates as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott
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