https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/08/18/ [login to see] /paris-texas-school-district-mandate-masks-dress-code-gov-abbott-ban
A school district in northeast Texas has found a creative way to get around Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates.
The Paris Independent School District will now require students to wear masks as part of its dress code.
The Paris ISD board of trustees said in a statement that it "believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues" and amended it accordingly to protect the district's students and employees.