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As coronavirus case counts continue to decline and the latest surge recedes in the rearview mirror, a battle over reopening California schools looms. The fight intensified this week when Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration both said campuses can safely reopen before teachers are vaccinated. Unions pushed back, calling for school workers to be immunized as part of any sweeping effort to get students back in classrooms.
By City News Service
Feb 5, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Superintendent Austin Beutner and Board of Education members responded today to Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino s plans to have the city sue schools to reopen, calling the move a political stunt that will not reopen schools.
“The problem is COVID levels in the Los Angeles area have not for a single day since March met the state standards for the reopening of schools, Beutner and the board members said in a statement Friday. “We cannot break state law to reopen schools.
Buscaino announced Thursday his plans to introduce a motion next week asking the city attorney to explore legal options for forcing the L.A. Unified School District to reopen its campuses for in-person learning, despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
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CDC, other experts argue schools can safely reopen before teachers are vaccinated
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Share: More experts and officials are arguing that schools can safely reopen before teachers have been vaccinated for COVID-19 - but many unions and districts remain cautious.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making a strong case for schools reopening across the country.
The CDC s director said on Wednesday that schools can reopen safely without vaccinating teachers.
In addition, the Southern California chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics also believes it is safe for schools to reopen and they should immediately. We ve been watching and monitoring what s been going on, said Dr. Alice Kuo, with the academy. And more and more studies have come out and schools are open in other parts of the country and quite frankly around the world and basically the results are very, very positive.