Adam Beam
California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other as they want while making sure no one will miss class time even if they are exposed to someone with the virus.
But those changes from the last school year were overshadowed by news the state would continue to require all students and staff to wear masks while indoors, reigniting criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election in September.
The federal government last week said teachers and students who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus don t have to wear masks indoors. But that guidance, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also recommended students and staff stay at least 3 feet apart to reduce the spread of a disease that is primarily transmitted through the air.
West valley schools: Palm Springs Unified offers robust summer programs
Joan L. Boiko
As students and families prepare for the launch of the 2021-22 school year in August, Palm Springs Unified is providing an array of both in-person and online learning opportunities aimed at addressing learning lapses during the pandemic and providing a transition for students who have not yet returned for in-person instruction during the spring hybrid program. Students will be referred for academic programs by school site teachers and counselors, and parents will be notified of referrals by their respective school site. Knowing that some of our students have struggled academically, emotionally and socially during the pandemic, we have increased summer learning opportunities at all grade levels,” said Assistant Supt. of Educational Services Dr. Simone Kovats.
Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Polaris
Dante Johnson, right, a LAUSD volunteer, distributes meals to Patricia Martinez with her children in her vehicle at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles on March 18, 2020.
Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Polaris
Dante Johnson, right, a LAUSD volunteer, distributes meals to Patricia Martinez with her children in her vehicle at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles on March 18, 2020.
Trieste Huey and Stephanie Bruce
May 10, 2021
With schools reopening for in-person classes as the pandemic wanes in California, teachers and school staff see the need to continue providing free school meals. We support efforts to make free school meals permanent, including state Senate Bill 364, because as school nutrition directors we know school food can be
Just 60% of high school seniors in the Coachella Valley Unified School District were on track to graduate last week, before the district’s Board of Education approved a temporary provision that it believes will increase the number to between 71% and 76%.
Instead of requiring the standard 220 credits to graduate, the district will instead require 180 for this year, then consider at a later date whether it makes sense to include credit reductions in the immediate years ahead. Just 57% of all high school students, including underclassmen, in the district are on track to graduate with their classes, according to data provided by CVUSD.