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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
CISD's proposed bond fails; election round-up
Cleburne ISD's proposed $165 million bond failed Saturday, with both Prop A and Prop B falling. Proposition A, totaling $137.6 million, would have funded the replacement of Cooke and Gerard elementary schools by building two new campuses that fit 750 students each. Both would cost $58.6 million with estimated completion by July 2027. Results for that proposition were 1,729 against and 1,453 for. Proposition B, totaling $27.4 million, would have funded the construction of a multi-use stadium on the CHS campus. The stadium would serve as a venue for athletics, fine arts and community events. Results for that proposition were 1,816 against and 1,364 for. Godley ISD Godley ISD school board elections were also held Saturday. For trustee Place 4, Jamie Roy won the seat with 450 votes over Michelle McQueen Bradley's 235 votes. With 465 votes, Christa Heiner claimed the trustee Place 5 seat. Challenger Nova M. Olson received 222 votes. Joshua ISD Two incumbents retained their seats in Joshua ISD's school board election, and a new face will be joining them on the board. Place 7 trustee Kevin Lee received 531 votes over challenger Stephen Smoot's 384 votes. Place 6 trustee Huntter Byrd, who was unopposed, received 763 votes. Randy M. Cisneros will take the Place 5 seat, having received 438 votes over challengers Charles Hudgens' 212 votes and Gerald Ott's 273 votes. Election results are unofficial until they are canvassed and approved.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Godley ISD closes because of illness abundance
Jan. 29—Godley ISD officials on Tuesday announced that the district is closing until Monday because of an abundance of absences due to illness — flu, COVID and other viruses. "Just today, almost 650 students were absent with all campuses reporting low attendance rates in the 70-80% range; several more students went home sick from school throughout the day," according to a note sent to parents. kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 DEF56?E 23D6?46D[ @G6C e_ DE277 2?5 E62496CD H6C6 2=D@ 23D6?E]k^Am kAm"(6 5@ ?@E >236C @7 DE277 2?5 E62496C 23D6?46D AC6G6?ED FD 7C@> D276=J 2?5 67764E:G6=J 4@G6C:?8 4=2DD6D 2?5 @E96C 5FE:6D[" 5:DEC:4E @77:4:2=D D2:5]k^Am kAm%F6D52J ?:89E'D 24E:G:E:6D AC@466565 2D ?@C>2=] u@C E96 C6>2:?56C @7 E96 H666D 2?5 D@>6 @E96C DA64:7:4 6IEC24FCC:4F=2C 24E:G:E:6D H:== AC@4665 :7 4@2496D 2?5 DA@?D@CD 56E6C>:?6 E92E E96:C 8C@FAD 42? A2CE:4:A2E6] r2>AFD6D H:== @E96CH:D6 36 4=@D65 E@ J@FE9 2E9=6E:4 24E:G:E:6D]k^Am kAm"%96 5:DEC:4E 6?4@FC286D 72>:=:6D E@ FD6 E9:D E:>6 7@C DEF56?ED 2?5 DE277 E@ C64@G6C 2?5 86E H6== D@ E92E H6 42? C6EFC? >F49 962=E9:6C ?6IE H666 E@ 4@?E:?F6 566A 4=62?:?8 2?5 D2?:E:K2E:@? @7 D49@@= 3FD6D 2?5 3F:=5:?8D[ :?4=F5:?8 4=2DDC@@>D[ 4276E6C:2D[ 8J>D[ =@4D 2?5 @E96C A2CED @7 42>AFD6D]k^Am kAm~G6C 2 ac\9@FC DA2? E96 D2>6 52J[ E96 r@@r9:=5C6?'D t>6C86?4J s6A2CE>6?E :? u@CE (@CE9 D2H 4=@D6 E@ f__ A2E:6?ED]k^Am kAm"(9:49 :D ;FDE 2? 2DEC@?@>:42= ?F>36C[" r@@r9:=5C6?'D 2EE6?5:?8 A9JD:4:2? sC] $E6A92?:6 u6=E@? E@=5 rq$ }6HD] "tG6CJ J62C[ H6 @3G:@FD=J D66 E96 7=F] %9:D J62C[ x H:== D2J[ E92E H6'C6 D66:?8 2? 23F?52?46 @7 :E[ 2D 72C 2D E96 ?F>36CD]"k^Am kAmx? E96 =2E6DE C6A@CE:?8 A6C:@5 @7 y2?] 'a\'g[ %6I2D C6A@CE65 2 bc A6C46?E A@D:E:G:EJ C2E6 7@C E96 7=F DE2E6H:56[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 7C@> %6I2D s6A2CE>6?E @7 $E2E6 w62=E9 $6CG:46D C6=62D65 uC:52J] t# G:D:ED :?4C62D65 bb]cb A6C46?E 7@C E92E H662D H6==]k^Am kAm~? E96 ?2E:@?2= =6G6=[ E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= C6A@CE65 2 ad A6C46?E :?4C62D6 7@C A@D:E:G6 7=F 42D6D 5FC:?8 E96 D2>6 E:>6 A6C:@5]k^Am kAm!C6G6?E:@? 2?5 EC62E>6?Ek^Am kAm%96C6 2C6 24E:@?D J@F 42? E2 E96D6 G:CFD6D[ 2?5 :7 E96J 2C6 DAC625:?8 :? J@FC 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm%96 rsr @776CD C64@>>6?52E:@?D E@ 3@E9 96=A 2?5 EC62E E96 7=F] tG6CJ @?6 e >@?E9D 2?5 @=56C D9@F=5 86E 2? 2??F2= 7=F G244:?6[ :562==J 3J E96 6?5 @7 ~4E@36C 3FE A6@A=6 D9@F=5 4@?E:?F6 E@ 86E G244:?2E65 2D =@?8 2D 7=F G:CFD6D A@D6 2 E9C62E E@ E96:C 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm%96 rsr 2=D@ C64@>>6?5Dik^Am kAm—pG@:5 4=@D6 4@?E24E H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 D:4:E 4@?E24E H:E9 @E96CD 2D >F49 2D A@DD:3=6 E@ :?764E:?8 E96>] u@C 7=F[ rsr C64@>>6?5D E92E A6@A=6 DE2J 9@>6[ 7@C 2E =62DE ac 9@FCD[ F?E:= 3@E9 2C6 ECF6i J@FC DJ>AE@>D 2C6 86EE:?8 36EE6C @G6C2==[ 2?5 J@F 92G6 ?@E 925 76G6C W2?5 2C6 ?@E FD:?8 76G6C\C65F4:?8 >65:42E:@?X]k^Am kAm—r@G6C J@FC ?@D6 2?5 >@FE9 H:E9 2 E:DDF6 H96? J@F 4@F89 @C D?66K6] %9C@H E96 E:DDF6 :? E96 EC2D9 27E6C J@F FD6 :E]k^Am kAm—(62C:?8 2 >2D:D 2? 255:E:@?2= AC6G6?E:@? DEC2E68J E92E J@F 42? 49@@D6 E@ 7FCE96C AC@E64E J@FCD6=7 2?5 @E96CD] (96? H@C? 3J 2 A6CD@? H:E9 2? :?764E:@?[ >2D 3C62E9:?8 :? :?764E:@FD A2CE:4=6D 7C@> A6@A=6 2C@F?5 E96>]k^Am kAm—(2D9 J@FC 92?5D @7E6? H:E9 D@2A 2?5 H2E6C] x7 D@2A 2?5 H2E6C 2C6 ?@E 2G2:=23=6[ FD6 2? 2=4@9@=\32D65 92?5 CF3]k^Am kAm—pG@:5 E@F49:?8 J@FC 6J6D[ ?@D6[ 2?5 >@FE9] v6C>D DAC625 E9:D H2J]k^Am kAm—*@F 42? :>AC@G6 2:C BF2=:EJ 3J 3C:?8:?8 :? 7C6D9 @FED:56 2:C[ AFC:7J:?8 :?5@@C 2:C[ @C 82E96C:?8 @FE5@@CD]k^Am kAm—%2]k^Am
CBS News
29-01-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Flu surge forces some North Texas districts to close schools
NORTH TEXAS – A surge in flu cases is causing several North Texas school districts to shut down their campuses. Comanche ISD in Comanche County shut down all of its schools Tuesday and Wednesday because of spreading sickness. The district plans to reopen tomorrow. Morgan ISD, in Bosque County southeast of Glen Rose, has decided to shut down for the rest of the week and will reopen on Monday, Feb. 3. "Over the past three days, student and staff absences have increased and we have been at or below 70% attendance district-wide. We do not make this decision lightly, but the high number of staff and teacher absences prevents us from safely and effectively covering classes and other duties," the district said. Treetops International School in Euless will be closed for the rest of the week because of illness. Godley ISD, which mainly serves families in Johnson County, has also shut down campuses until Monday. "This was an extraordinary situation, but our superintendent and the leadership team, the campus principals all were weighing in," said Jeff Meador, the chief communications officer with Godley ISD. "And when we started to look at the numbers – the number of kids that were out, the number of teachers and staff were out – it quickly became a clear decision that we had to make to protect the health and safety of our students and staff." According to Godley ISD, 650 students missed class Tuesday and more were going home sick throughout the day, but the bigger issue is teacher absences. About 10 to 12 percent of its staff called out because of illness, which made it nearly impossible to offer effective instruction. "Because of that, we were combining classes, pulling in office aides and others to cover classes," Meador said. "It made us really look, and see the need to close down, do a reset, allow students and staff the opportunity to stay home and get well." They'll come back on Monday to newly sanitized campuses. "So that we do our part on making sure that the building, and everywhere that students go, everything they touch is as safe as we can make it," said Meador. The flu isn't just taking its toll on schools. North Texas hospitals are seeing a big increase in patients with the virus. Demand is so high for Tamiflu, the medicine used to treat the flu, that some pharmacies don't have it or are down to a box or two. According to CVS Health, there isn't a widespread shortage of Tamiflu or other flu-related medications, but an individual store may be temporarily out-of-stock because of the increased demand. A spokesperson for CVS said, "If an individual CVS Pharmacy store is temporarily out-of-stock, our pharmacy teams make every effort to ensure patients have access to the medications they need and, if possible, will work with patients and prescribers to identify potential alternatives." "Tamiflu is an antiviral medication that can decrease the amount of days you're sick," said Dr. Stephanie Felton, an attending physician at the Cook Children's Emergency Department. "If your child is healthy and has a normal immune system, their immune system will fight the flu without any medications." Doctors say most people can treat the flu at home with rest and fluids, but they urge patients not to go back to work or school until they've been fever-free for at least 24 hours. That will help stop the rapid spread of the virus. "Every year, we obviously see the flu," Dr. Felton said. "This year, I will say, that we're seeing an abundance of it." The larger school districts in North Texas haven't had to shut down any campuses yet, but both Mesquite and Arlington ISDs report an uptick in flu cases.
