CARLSBAD, Calif. Thousands of California parents who want to see their students return to school have experienced an emotional roller coaster this week, with many saying it’s hard to put any trust in the government’s conflicting narrative and decisions on school reopenings.
In early March, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $6.6 billion incentive plan, declaring that it was time for kids to safely return to the classroom. But just six days into the push, one of his health department appointees denied the applications of three San Diego-area school districts to expand in-person learning, overturning a decision by the top county public health official who had approved the districts’ opening plans two weeks ago.
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Schools had plans in place in case they had to close. No one really thought the plans would be needed, or that the pandemic's impact on education would be this.
With San Diego County in the red tier, students in the Carlsbad Unified School District returned to campus for in-person instruction Thursday. It was a first day of school unlike any other given the pandemic. “It’s exciting but it’s a little stressful because it’s going to be a weird change,” said Carlsbad High School sophomore Hayden Vanderpool, who also.
Updated on March 9, 2021 at 12:09 am
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Late Sunday night superintendents with Carlsbad Unified School District, San Dieguito Union High School District, and Poway Unified School District announced they did not get their waivers approved by the state to resume in-person instruction.
The three superintendents Ben Churchill, Ed.D., with CUSD; Robert Haley, Ed.D., with SDUHSD; and Marian Kim Pheps, Ed.D., with PUSD each said they spoke directly with Dr. Naomi Bardach, lead of the Safe Schools for All Team for the state of California, and asked she appeal the decision, but said Bardach was unwilling to change the ruling and said the decision was final.