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The Los Angeles school district will not reopen campuses when the spring semester starts Jan. 11, and in a Monday statement Supt. Austin Beutner provided no timetable for bringing students back to campuses, citing the dangerous coronavirus surge and “alarming” data from the district’s own testing program.
Beutner also announced that the nation’s second-largest school system would continue to provide households with free meals over the holidays. In addition, people with a district connection can make an appointment for free virus testing at one of 41 sites across the sprawling school system, which encompasses all or parts of 26 cities.
But the news that all families were awaiting was the status of in-person instruction.
By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will remain off-limits to students when the new school year begins in January due to the continued community surge of COVID-19, Superintendent Austin Beutner said today.
“While we re working toward a safe reopening as soon as possible, given these numbers and the state s health guidelines, it will not be possible for us to reopen school campuses by the time next semester starts on Jan. 11, Beutner said. “We ll remain in online-only mode until community health conditions improve significantly.
There was very little hope that schools would be returning to in-person learning in any fashion in January, so Beutner s comments came as no surprise. The district last week announced a new labor agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles, extending the protocols for distance learning through the upcoming semester.
LAUSD to keep campuses closed when new semester starts in January amid COVID-19 surge
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will remain off-limits to students when the new semester begins in January due to the continued community surge of COVID-19, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday. While we re working toward a safe reopening as soon as possible, given these numbers and the state s health guidelines, it will not be possible for us to reopen school campuses by the time next semester starts on Jan. 11, Beutner said. We ll remain in online-only mode until community health conditions improve significantly.