California had among the highest increases in chronic absenteeism in the country, about 1 million additional students were chronically absent when compared with the year before the pandemic.
Parents in the Los Angeles school district are forced to scramble as a three-day strike looms. Child care and how to feed their children are top of mind.
The planned three-day walkout by support staff and teachers in L.A. Unified would shut down schools. Supt. Alberto Carvalho said he is prepared to bargain around the clock.
"Painting our nails is something that we've done since he was pretty young," said Christian Shearhod, whose TikTok video of his son's salon visit went viral.