Some parents are relieved but others exasperated. Here is leslie brinkley. Reporter it may be a struggle logistically and financially for many families, but the School District with 31,000 students just made a tough call for fall. The board gave very clear direction that they would like to see the district go to 100 Distance Learning in the fall. Reporter last week, west contra costa unified with 28,000 students opted to kick off the year with only remote learning. There are more than 3,000 people at our town hall last friday night who came out to hear about the framework. And from our initial feedback, more than 50 are okay with the framework. Obviously it is not the best situations for anyone. Reporter berkeley, oakland and los angeles are all opening with Distance Learning only. Health and safety of the children come first. And the teachers and administrators. It is changing day by day and it seems to be getting worse, so i think we need to take that into consideration. Reporter thi
You have to keep your distance. They tell us they will be taking necessary precautions when things open up here this morning. Were also learning they are using a new feature and you can wait in your car and get a text message when its time for you to be serviced inside of the building and we do want to remind you that suservices are limited. No behind the wheel driving tests, that is suspended. Sorry, kids, you cannot get that lcense if thats what youre looking to do. Julian glover, abc7 news. Thank you, julian. The owner of ashby flowers in berkeley now says she will not open for Curbside Pickup today. Marcie simon hoped to reopen in time for mothers day. She even taped off social distancing marks on the sidewalk. But, alameda countys decision to continue to ban curbside sales derailed her plans. Im teraabribly disappointed. Im disappointed in the city of alameda and berkeley for having the ability to reach out to retailers like all of our florists to give us the correct information.