Beginning Monday, two area school districts will have mask mandates. Students, staff and
visitors within the Port Arthur and West Orange-Cove districts will be required to wear masks
while on campus. In Port Arthur, Superintendent Dr. Mark Porterie is expected to address the
school board at its next meeting to make mask mandates part of the district’s dress code. To this
point, only the Port Arthur and West Orange-Cove school districts have mask mandates.