began. and you can understand the concern from some parents that once you start next week, and we continue to see cases spike in the country as many say we will probably see for the next few weeks, that the classes will be further delayed. what is your response to that? i think we re all committed to maintaining in person learning here in los angeles for our students. and that s why we have all of the different safety protocols, multilayered mitigation strategy to really ensure that our schools are the safest place possible for students. so while it is true we have the just had the fall semester back in person, we also are in a much stronger position than many other districts because we already require universal masking of students and staff. we have a vaccination requirement for all staff. we have a regular and robust covid testing program here in our school district, and the highest quality air filters in our schools. all of those safety protocols that we have put in place over t