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ACLU says some Valley schools violated state dress code law
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Wednesday sent letters to five Rio Grande Valley school districts alleging that their dress code policies violate the Texas CROWN Act. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law — which prohibits discrimination in schools, workplaces and housing...
TSTC Nursing students meet newest 'patient'
Jul. 25—SWEETWATER — His name is HAL. Pediatric HAL S2225, the newest medical manikin in Texas State Technical College's LVN to RN Transition Nursing Program, has several special features, including the ability to converse with students. Students recently got to meet HAL and will begin training with him regularly this fall. "It is unbelievable that they can make something like this," Destiny ...
Trustees pick Perez as Superintendent
The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Friday, July 19 where the trustees decided on and announced their lone finalist for Superintendent. Trustee Rudy Corona, Acting Superintendent Alfredo Perez, and School District Attorney Tony Torres were absent from the meeting. There...
Donna ISD to Break Ground Tuesday July 30, on First Bond Project: Outdoor Learning Space
Donna – Donna Independent School District (ISD) is slated to celebrate a significant milestone, with the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Outdoor Learning Space at M. Rivas Primary Discovery Academy. The event, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, marks the beginning of a series of construction projects funded by the district’s successful $120 million school bond proposal passed in May 2023.
Weslaco school district’s $160 million bond projects underway
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Weslaco ISD is underway with phase one of three of its $160 million bond projects with some being completed this year and early next year. The propositions for the bond elections were passed last November by district voters totaling $160 million for the construction,...
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