Small California school districts will refuse to follow mask mandate
Some school officials are flouting the updated state rules, saying students will be allowed to return to the classroom with or without a mask.
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Students wear masks and sit one to a two-person desk in order to social distance during summer classes at Laurel Elementary in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters Author: JOE HONG (CALMATTERS) Updated: 4:36 PM PDT July 15, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA California’s smallest school districts say they will refuse to send kids home for not wearing a mask despite a new state mandate.
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A mother picks up a Chromebook for her child, who is a student at Rudsdale Newcomer High in Oakland Unified, for distance learning.
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A mother picks up a Chromebook for her child, who is a student at Rudsdale Newcomer High in Oakland Unified, for distance learning.
May 14, 2021
For the first time ever, nearly 95% of California families say their kids have personal computing devices that they can use for school. But even after a year of distance learning, thousands of students still don’t have a computer or access to the internet at home.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021.
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About twice a week, the $9.99 per month internet connection falters. It’s often as Mario Ramírez finally wrangles his kids into their seats the fourth-grader studies in the bedroom he shares with his 12 year-old sister, who studies in her parents’ bedroom in time for virtual class. The screens freeze sometimes during online tests. At times the little one bursts into frustrated tears as they wait for their connection to resume, precious class time slipping away.