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The 24-year-old gunman contacted authorities and confessed to shooting 15-year-old Joshua Simmons during a cell phone sale gone bad, according to police.
The agreement, which still needs approval by the district and union, likely ends a year-long dispute that included threats of a strike.
Come Monday, masks will still be “strongly recommended,” but won’t be required. Public sentiment around masks in schools, meanwhile, has been difficult to gauge.
The Long Beach Unified School District and the union that represents 3,000 classified workers have begun state-mediated fact-finding sessions, part of a protracted labor dispute largely over pay.
“Essentially, it’s too soon to say when our local schools might lift the indoor mask requirement," LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou said.