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February 18, 2021
To help keep the community informed, the City of Hermosa Beach is providing regular updates featuring the latest news about COVID-19; related local updates; and how the City is working to meet the needs of the community and protect public health.
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L.A. County Elementary Schools Can Reopen: The L.A. County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 infection rate was low enough for elementary schools to reopen. In Hermosa Beach, children in grades TK-2 returned to classes on a part-time basis already, and the Hermosa Beach City School District sent a letter to parents saying that students in grades 3-5 should be able to return in early March. The District asked families to let the District know if they wish to continue with all online classes or have their children in the classroom.
New HBCSD superintendent met by COVID, back to school challenges
SHARE Jason Johnson became Superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District on July 1. Photo by Philicia Endelman
Jason Johnson became Superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District on July 1. Photo by Philicia Endelman
Jason Johnson became Superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District on July 1, as coronavirus caseloads were increasing in California’s second wave, and spring hopes of a fall return to in-person instruction were looking increasingly unlikely. The pressure over the return to campuses has not abated for Johnson, a product of South Bay schools who took office at 35, relatively young for a superintendent.