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Between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville school board: Not enough evidence to determine if bus drivers went on strike
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 10:36 AM, 137 Reads
The school board for the Greenville Public School District said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the absences of 16 of the district’s 20 bus drivers in late April constituted a strike.

The alleged strike occurred over two days. On the first day, 15 bus drivers did not come to work. On the second, 16 did not show.
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Powell Middle School Principal LaShunna McInnis looks over a delivery of 60 laptops at the school in November 2020. Many districts used federal COVID-19 relief funds to purchase technology, like laptops and hot spots. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Schools, state slowly spending federal COVID-19 money
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 10/08/2021 - 11:24 AM, 155 Reads
Since the pandemic began, Mississippi has received a windfall of cash from the federal government for K-12 education, though millions remain to be spent.
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Donesha Baker waits with second graders heading to their classroom after activities at Pearman Elementary. Students attended the first day of classes in the Cleveland School District on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Pediatricians plead with schools not to drop mask mandates
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 10/01/2021 - 01:24 PM, 259 Reads
As cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations decline statewide, some schools have done away with mask requirements.

But after three pediatric deaths in the month of September and six since July, the Mississippi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is pleading with schools not to drop their guards yet.
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Jackson Public Schools administrative building - Credit: Jackson Public Schools

Jackson Public School District mandates COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing for staff, teachers
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 09/22/2021 - 04:06 PM, 246 Reads
All employees in the Jackson Public School District are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing after the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new policy at its meeting Tuesday night.

Employees have until Oct. 1 to be fully vaccinated.
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