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.