Students get a holiday for safety reasons, mostly.
Voters wait in line at the Converse Senior Center on Oct. 24 to cast their ballots in the midterm election.SAN ANTONIO — Seven area school districts won’t have classes Tuesday to allow their campuses to serve as polling stations without having to worry about security concerns.
North East, East Central and South San Antonio independent school districts have opted for a district-wide holiday. Others, such as Northside, Judson, Southwest and Harlandale ISDs, will still have staff at schools for professional development. Somerset ISD, in southwest Bexar County, moved its lone polling site away from a campus, which will have classes as usual.decided in August“This decision was made to allow for easy access to any potential voting sites while causing minimal disruption or safety concerns to the school day,” he said in an email Monday.to let staff have the day off as well as students, with a make-up day set for May 26.
“Once you’re in the secure entry vestibules in the library, now you have access to the entire building,” Superintendent Sean Maika told trustees. “On Election day, the concern from our community is simply that we cannot lock our doors that day.”Early voters line up outside a polling place at Brook Hollow Library on Oct. 24.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
6 election security threats to watch for on Election DayThe 2020 presidential election was rife with allegations of voting machine hacks that were later debunked. Yet there are real risks that hackers could tunnel into voting equipment and other election infrastructure to try to undermine Tuesday’s vote.
Read more »
Last day for emergency voting ahead of Election DayIf you have not mailed in your ballot and cannot make it to the polls on Election Day, Monday is the last day of emergency voting.
Read more »
How Harris County election officials are preparing for secure, smooth Election DayWith more than three-quarters of a million votes already cast early in Harris County, Election Administrator Clifford Tatum reports few, if any, procedural problems, other than sporadic anxiety handling paper ballots.
Read more »
Be patient: This election is probably going to go on a whileELECTION2022: Election Day is Tuesday, but expect this election to go on a while. Close races, rules changes and a conspiratorial environment all may lead to delays.
Read more »
Election 2022: Illinois candidates make final push on final day of early votingOn the day before Election Day, Illinois candidates are making their final pushes, with Monday being the final day for early voting.
Read more »
Obama, Biden and Trump all campaign in Pa. ahead of Election DayThree presidents are sweeping through Pennsylvania Saturday, aiming to rally their supporters in the closing stretch before Tuesday’s election and signaling the national weight of the state’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.
Read more »