By Sahar Chmais

In Hays CISD, where masks are not mandated, 2.6% of students and staff were infected with COVID three weeks into the school year. In Austin ISD, where masks are mandated, that number is 0.8%.

Dripping Springs ISD, also without a mask mandate, has a similar statistic to HCISD, with 2.4% of students and staff having been infected with COVID-19.

Some parents have pulled their students from school until they feel it is safer for their children to r...