Leonard, who has led the district since 2014, said neither incidents were acceptable. The names of those involved and the location of the elementary school where the incidents took place have not been released. The events have made waves across the district that consists of nearly 8,000 students and is tucked in the wealthy suburban outskirts of Austin. In a separate incident, a teacher was repeatedly yelled at by a parent who requested the teacher take off their mask, claiming they couldn’t hear what the teacher was saying. In one instance, a parent physically grabbed the mask off of a teacher’s face. It’s something he addressed in a letter to parents and staff on Tuesday in which he revealed one of his teachers had been assaulted and another had been yelled at for wearing masks during a meet-the-teacher event ahead of the first day of classes. It’s an optimistic outlook for a superintendent who recently has had to address some rather un-optimistic moments: parents protesting for the lifting of mask mandates, keeping tabs on a changing legal landscape of lawsuits that decide the fate of masks in schools, and teachers and administrators being caught in the middle of it all. “Pandemic or no pandemic - it's the first day of school, and I'm excited,” Leonard said on Wednesday afternoon, as Eanes ISD students returned to classes for a new school year. It’s a day filled with “magical moments,” where children reunite with friends and teachers connect with students. The first day of school has always been exhilarating for Tom Leonard, superintendent of Eanes Independent School District in Austin. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |