The Bandera Independent School District is phasing out paper packets for in-home learning during the extended school holiday caused by the coronavirus outbreak and has shifted to the digital distribution of instructional programs. “We made the change at the high school and middle school last week and will be moving to the elementary schools this week (April 13-17),” said BISD Superintendent Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth on Monday, April 13. “The district has distributed more than 500 Chromebooks for families without adequate computer access at home. The devices work online or offline, so paper packets are unnecessary,” said the superintendent. The switch was made to ...