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The Holmes County Consolidated School District is facing a potential state takeover. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner/Mississippi Today

State to consider takeover of Holmes County schools
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 178 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 11:24 AM
The state education department will consider a takeover of the Holmes County Consolidated School District following an investigation that found the district in violation of 81% of state accreditation standards for schools.
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Students participate in class during the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 975 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 01:48 PM
The state’s teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall.
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By Kate Royals and Julia James - Mississippi Today, 633 Reads
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State releases COVID-19 guidelines for K-12 school year
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 421 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 05:24 AM
The Mississippi Department of Health on Friday released COVID-19 guidelines for K-12 schools for next school year, including recommendations for masks for unvaccinated students, teachers and staff and social distancing of 3 feet when possible.
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Dr. LouAnn Woodward, the vice chancellor of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, at a press conference at UMMC. Credit: UMMC Communications

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By Will Stribling and Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 588 Reads
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MSDH releases K-12 COVID Guidance for 2021-2022 School Year
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On Fri, 07/16/2021 - 05:37 PM
Below is a press release from Mississippi Department of Health:

Friday, MSDH is releasing updated Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Mississippi K-12 settings for the 2021-2022 school year – consistent with CDC guidelines.
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Zach New, left, and his mother Nancy New exit the Cochran federal courthouse on March 18, 2021, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Feds add charges for Nancy and Zach New in alleged education fraud scheme
By Julia James - Mississippi Today, 532 Reads
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 10:35 AM
A federal grand jury entered a new indictment in the case of Nancy and Zach New on Tuesday, doubling the amount that the mother-son owners of a Mississippi private school district are accused of stealing from federal education funds.

The indictment, released on Thursday, replaces an earlier one from March.
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Students wear face masks as they sit in a classroom on the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Without statewide orders, Mississippi schools to set their own COVID policies as cases surge
By Kate Royals and Julia James - Mississippi Today, 565 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 04:46 PM
As infections continue to increase and in some cases hospitalize children, Mississippi schools are grappling with what COVID-19 restrictions, if any, should be made for the upcoming school year.
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