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About 29 of the cases involved people ages 18 to 29. Nine people younger than age 17 contracted the virus.
Although COVID-19 numbers dropped after the introduction of vaccines, as of Friday, only about 51% of Santa Barbara County residents had been fully vaccinated. The Delta variant, which is a more contagious form of the virus, also has spready rapidly in recent weeks.
With Gov. Gavin Newsom reopening the economy on June 15, and lifting mask rules, the push for life back to normal has clashed with recent COVID -19 numbers.
Schools are prepared to return to fully in person without a remote learning option in a month, but those plans could change if Gov. Newsom reinstates the prior rules, or the mood of teachers, parents and staff changes. Neither the Santa Barbara Unified School District nor the Goleta Union School District has a mandatory vaccination policy for staff, employees or students of age, yet the expectation is that masked stu
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GOLETA, Calif. - The Goleta Union School District is providing families with free food throughout the summer months this year through the USDA s summer food service program.
Each week on Wednesdays, volunteers bring organic farm boxes to a long line of cars.
The school district partnered with Farm Cart Organics to fill these boxes with fresh and seasonal produce as well as bread and eggs.
On average, the district is helping feed over 600 families. Anyone with children under the age of 18 is eligible for the free groceries. As our families recover from the pandemic, I really believe this program is fighting food inequities and fighting food injustice,” said Kim Leung, GUSD Director of Food Services.
College Eligibility Rates of Santa Barbara’s Latinx, Black Students Lead to Call for ‘Urgent Action’
High school and district officials say they re exploring the reasons behind the academic gaps and how to improve them going forward
Overall, 55% of Santa Barbara Unified School District graduates met A-G requirements for college admission in the 2019-20 year. From top to bottom, graduates attend commencement ceremonies at Dos Pueblos High School, San Marcos High School and Santa Barbara High School. SBHS graduates had a significantly lower rate of meeting the A-G requirements than graduates of the other two high schools in recent years. (Noozhawk photos)