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Marble Falls ISD touts virus response

Nathan Hendrix Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, January 22, 2021
Marble Falls Independent School District officials signaled an intent to move operations “back to normal” in the coming months as a result of the effectiveness of COVID-19 policy and prevention. “We’re looking to phase out remote learning, but first we need a reduction in the prevelance of COVID-19,” MFISD Superintendent Chris Allen said at the Jan.
MFISD district officials said that teachers in the affected classrooms acted quickly and appropriately.

Indecent items invade virtual classrooms

Nathan Hendrix Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, August 28, 2020
Marble Falls Independent School District officials said they are investigating multiple instances of intrusions into web-based learning platforms with inappropriate material. The practice – recently dubbed “zoom bombing” – has been reported by school districts and universities across the country conducting distance learning with students at home.
Elected officials predict the 2020-21 school year will look very different in how everything from registration to classroom instruction will be conducted due to COVID-19 fears but insist youngsters should be allowed to go back to school to prevent harm to their educational, emotional and social development. File Photo

Safely moving forward with a classroom environment

Roger Williams Congressman
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, we must demonstrate that we can confront the challenges of the virus while still taking deliberate steps to safely reopen the economy. There is no substitute for restaurants filled with patrons, classrooms full of children, or retail storefronts packed with American consumers.
MFISD Superintendent Dr. Chris Allen

Marble Falls ISD to hold community input sessions

Nathan Hendrix Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, July 3, 2020
As the vision of the 2020-2021 school year constantly changes, Marble Falls lodependent School District officials are asking what parents and community members would like to see when the students return to the classroom in August in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. …Find this story in the Tuesday, July 7, 2020 issue of The Highlander, the newspaper of record for the Highland Lakes. To offer a comment or news tip, email editor@highlandernews.com. For more information, call 830-693-4367.
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