“I hope that all teachers will take advantage of the opportunity to get vaccinated,” said Bacigalupi.
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is releasing 75,000 vaccines every week strictly for teachers and other education workers.
In Oakland, the Coliseum site is dedicating the next two days to vaccinate anyone who works in a school building.
NBC Bay Area reached out to the Oakland Unified School District to find out if they’re keeping track of how many teachers are getting vaccinated, and a district spokesperson says they are not tracing that information and they are not requiring teachers to get vaccinated.
Golden Valley Unified School District had 168 kindergarten grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of kindergarten grade students enrolled in California with 59,185.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
Oakland parents at Schools Not Screens rally press to get classrooms reopened
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, a graduate of Skyline High School, is flanked by kids from the Oakland Unified School District at a rally for reopening schools.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Oakland parents Ken Perry and Koren Temple-Perry and their 6-year-old daughter, Sophia Perry, made signs for the rally to get Oakland schools reopened.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Kim Desai rallies with her homemade sign calling for Oakland to reopen schools.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Lea Fassluke, 4, says she hopes Oakland public schools will reopen in time for her to attend in person next fall.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less