Photos posted on school Facebook accounts on the first day show maskless students walking through the hallways in close proximity.
But as students and employees in the school district tested positive within the first three days of classes, the school district reversed course.
By Friday, at least 76 students and 11 educators had tested positive; 411 students and 11 educators were quarantined by that point.
“I don’t have any intention of issuing a statewide mask mandate for any category of Mississippians at this time.
The governor who frequently calls himself “a numbers guy” then struggled to recall how many children have died in Mississippi since the pandemic arrived.
The governor looked behind him at Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, who held up four fingers.
I have confidence that all of the schools in Mississippi are taking all of the local factors into account.”. »