School District Changes Dress Code To Get Around Executive Order

(Paris, TX) — One North Texas school district is adding face coverings to its dress code to get around Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban of mask mandates.

The Paris ISD Board of Trustees made the decision on Tuesday, stating that the executive order signed by the governor doesn’t affect a school district’s authority to amend its dress code. The change was implemented after trustees heard from district employees, parents, and health care workers for more than an hour about the issue.

The mask requirement is in effect for all Paris ISD students and employees.