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Delayed delivery of at-home COVID test kits complicated students' return from winter break this week

The variant has landed in L.A. and S.F., but there have been no signs that the infected patients have touched off a larger outbreak.

SAN DIEGO — California is still requiring masks for everyone in K-12 schools, but it is leaving it up to educators to decide how to enforce that rule — a move that has sown confusion and complaints from San Diego superintendents and parents. At least one local school district, Alpine Union, is choosing to make masks optional for students and staff this fall. “I take the tack that I represent my community, and my community’s adamant about choice,” Alpine Supt. Rich Newman said. Three other districts — Poway, Vista and Carlsbad Unified — are urging the state to change its poli...

Alpine schools prepare for mask-optional classes State officials push back on plans Alpine Union School District and last updated 2021-07-15 20:27:31-04 ALPINE, Calif. (KGTV) - State officials are pushing back against an East County school district’s hopes to open the school year with mask-optional classrooms. Recently, the state announced it will let local schools decide how to enforce a mask mandate for all students. “Our interpretation is … we’ll be given the opportunity to decide if we require masks in the classroom,” said Alpine Union School District Rich Newman....

Print Aimee Triplett’s son has been attending school in person at San Marcos Unified since November. Even so, Triplett hasn’t been able to return to her job teaching preschool, because her son’s school, Carrillo Elementary, has been providing hybrid learning. Her son goes to school for two days a week, for a total of 10 hours of in-person learning. The rest of the time the 8-year-old does school work on various computer apps at home. “It’s better than nothing, but it’s still not good enough,” said Triplett, a single mom who says she can’t afford childcare.