Classified staff call for Hero pay, covid protections
Feb. 20, 2021 at 6:00 am
Classified staff members in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District are calling for Hero Pay and increased protections from COVID-19.
SMMUSD leaders first started to hear about the struggles of local custodians, theatre technicians and other classified staff shortly after the district’s presentation on diversity, equity and inclusion.
The speakers weren’t supposed to address the issue until the end of the meeting during General Public Comment since the topic wasn’t on Thursday’s agenda, but that didn’t stop residents like Henry Plascencia, who has been a maintenance worker with the school district for at least a decade, from sharing their stories of hardship.
LAUSD opens COVID vaccine location, looks to operate mass site at SoFi Stadium
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The Los Angeles Unified School District, which opened its first school-based COVID-19 vaccination center, announced Wednesday a proposal to operate a large-scale site at SoFi Stadium dedicated to inoculating public and private school teachers and staff once they become eligible.
LAUSD plans to operate a large-scale vaccination site in conjunction with the Rams at SoFi Stadium, serving public and private school teachers, administrators and school staff, who will become eligible for shots on March 1. Returning students, teachers and staff to campus in the safest way possible is essential to the well-being of our entire community, Superintendent Austin Beutner said. A bus driver takes students to school, a principal unlocks the front door, a teacher leads in the classroom, a cafeteria worker prepares lunch and a custodian keeps the school clean. They re all connected at school.