by - October 11, 2021 7:23 pm
The Fort Smith School Board voted four to three during a called meeting Monday (Oct. 11) to end the district’s mandate requiring face coverings in the schools. The board voted…
by - September 30, 2021 3:55 pm
School districts can continue deciding whether to require students to wear masks after the Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday (Sept. 30) declined to issue a stay of a preliminary injunction in…
by - September 27, 2021 8:44 pm
After a lengthy discussion, the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Sept. 27) voted four to three to extend the mask mandate in all its school buildings…
by - September 27, 2021 9:04 am
Arkansas voters have strong opinions on mask mandates and corporate vaccine requirements, according to the latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll. In a survey of 916 likely Arkansas voters…
by - August 20, 2021 9:31 am
On Thursday (Aug. 19), attorneys representing the Bentonville School District filed a notice of removal in a mask mandate lawsuit against the district in an effort to remove the lawsuit…
by - August 12, 2021 12:58 pm
At least 73 Arkansas school districts have enacted mask mandates as of noon Thursday, while 38 have decided against the mandates, according to a list compiled by the Arkansas Center…
by - August 9, 2021 9:02 pm
After hours of at times heated discussion during a called board meeting Monday (Aug. 9), the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education said face coverings will be mandatory for…
by - August 6, 2021 2:12 pm
A special session ended Friday (Aug. 6) an hour before a Pulaski County Circuit judge issued an injunction that gave supporters of removing a ban on mask mandates hope for…
by - August 4, 2021 7:20 pm
The 93rd General Assembly kicked off the start of the special session Wednesday (Aug. 4) to debate amending Act 1002 – a ban on mask mandates. Two bills were filed…
by - August 3, 2021 4:06 pm
As he had promised, and just a few weeks before public schools begin a new year, attorney Tom Mars on Tuesday (Aug. 3) filed a lawsuit in the Pulaski County…
