Cedar Hill ISD Students Return to Classrooms

Thursday, Cedar Hill ISD students go back to school for in-person instruction.

CHISD is one of the districts under Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ emergency order requiring masks to be worn by all students, staff and visitors in schools.

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Superintendent Gerald Hudson joined the leaders of Lancaster ISD, Duncanville ISD and Desoto ISD in releasing a joint statement about the mask mandate.

“We thank our communities for doing their best to lessen the spread of COVID-19. We are confident by making health and science-based decisions together, we will emerge from the latest chapter of the pandemic safely,” the statement said.

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Cedar Hill ISD Superintendent Gerald Hudson joins NBC 5 Thursday morning to explain COVID-19 safety precautions and what’s being done to keep students and staff safe as classrooms reopen for in-person instruction.

While students who don’t wear their masks cannot be suspended, they could face a number of measures including a parent/teacher conference.