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“Normal” is not the word Dr. Naomi Bardach would use to describe the upcoming school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Students and teachers will still have to wear masks and
take weekly COVID-19 tests, whether they’re vaccinated or not. LAUSD is still paying for a stepped-up cleaning regimen on its campuses.
“But I think compared to last year,” said Bardach — a practicing pediatrician and leader of the state’s Safe Schools for All team — life on campus this year “is going to feel a lot more familiar.”