Liberty Hill ISD reports rising COVID-19 cases; how it compares to other school districts in Central

Published: Aug 30, 2021 Duration: 00:02:06 Category: News & Politics

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DISTRICT AND WITHIN STAFF MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT. >> LIBERTY HILL ISD IS ALSO SEEING A SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES, DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS A REFLECTION OF THE SPREAD HAPPENING IN THAT COMMUNITY KXAN EDUCATION REPORTER ALEX CAPRARIELLO SHOWS US HOW THIS COMPARES TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA. >> LIBERTY HILL IS GROWING FAST. BUT ONE CONCERN MOM THINKS IT STILL MAINTAINS ITS RURAL SMALL-TOWN MENTALITY. >> WELL INITIALLY I WE HAVE SUPPORTERS THERE SUBDIVISIONS POINT UP EVERYWHERE. >> AND EVEN WHAT I'M GOING TO PASS STATION AND LIBERTY HILL I GET KIND OF FUNNY LOOKS BECAUSE I'M USUALLY THE ONLY ONE WEARING MASKS MASKS AREN'T REQUIRED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLY RECOMMENDED. >> IN THE DISTRICT SAYS LESS THAN 10% OF STUDENTS ARE WEARING THEM EVERY DAY, EVEN STILL WITH CLOSE TO 200 ACTIVE CASES, CURRENTLY AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF, THE DISTRICT MAINTAINS IT WON'T CHANGE ITS RULES ON MASKS. THEY SAY THEY'RE CLOSELY FOLLOWING T GUIDELINES WITH ALL PROTOCOLS, I'M JUST ASKING FOR THEM TO TAKE PLACE IN PASSIONS TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOL. >> WITH CASES RISING IN THE LIBERTY HILL ISD WE WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW IT COMPARED TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS. >> ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE DISTRICT SINCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN LIBERTY HILL HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST POSITIVITY RATE AT 2.5 9% LAGGING ONLY BEHIND LAGO VISTA JOE LOCKHART AND BASTROP ISD AROUND THE SAME SIZE AS LIBERTY HILL ROUND OUT THE TOP 5, THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AREA AUSTIN ISD HAS A POSITIVITY RATE OF 0.3 3%. BUT SOME PARENTS I SPOKE TO SAY THEY DON'T BLAME THE DISTRICT FOR HAVING TROUBLE CONTAINING THE VIRUS. THEY HOPE PARENTS WILL BE MORE VIGILANT IN MONITORING FOR SYMPTOMS, SOMETHING LIBERTY HILL ISD IS RECOMMENDING PARENTS DO BEFORE HEADING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. ALEX CAPRARIELLO KXAN NEWS. >> AND AS ALEX MENTIONED THE DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE A MASK MANDATE. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

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