MANTECA – The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged students, parents, teachers and administrators in unimaginable ways.
For 10 months, school districts around the country have navigated uncharted waters, balancing what they believe is best for students while trying to ensure their health and safety amid a global pandemic that continues to rage.
Manteca Unified, the third largest public school district in San Joaquin County behind Stockton (41,679) and Lodi (31,400) with 24,000 students and about 3,000 staff members, according to the California Department of Education, started blended/hybrid learning on Nov. 2 when the county moved from the most restrictive purple tier to the red tier in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. In the red tier, the district did not need a waiver from San Joaquin County Public Health Services.