mask mandate

Catholic schools enact mask requirements

Effective Thursday, Aug. 26, schools under the auspices of the Diocese of Beaumont will be subject to mask requirements, the Diocese announced Wednesday.

Beaumont ISD to invoke mask rule

“What has changed from Thursday until today… more and more cases are erupting in our buildings,” Beaumont ISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen said Monday, Aug. 23, asking the Board of Trustees to invoke a mask mandate district-wide.

Another private school confirms COVID

Aug. 20, parents of students at All Saints Episcopal School in Beaumont were notified of COVID cases amongst the student body.

After issuing COVID assessment, Beaumont principal steps down

The day after a memo was sent to parents of a Beaumont Catholic high school reminding them of local health department regulations for confirmed and close-contact COVID cases, the author – Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School Principal Dr. Teresa “Terri” Shaffer – resigned her duties as head of the...

Port Arthur schools to require masks

In a message from Port Arthur ISD (PAISD) Superintendent Dr. Mark Porterie issued on Friday, Aug. 20, all staff, students and visitors will be required to wear masks when at any of the district’s campuses or buildings beginning Monday, Aug. 23.