While the Los Angeles school district and teachers union intensify their drive to bring children back into unsafe classrooms, opposition continues to mount among teachers, parents and students throughout the county.
LA Schools To Reopen Fully In The Fall But Virtual Option Remains - Los Angeles, CA - LAUSD will be the largest school district in the nation to offer both online and full in-person learning options in the fall.
May 25, 2021
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“We learned the unfortunate and tragic passing of George Floyd was something that is completely unacceptable. What we also learned is that public, peaceful protests matter. We had historic protests. We saw thousands and thousands, and in some cases millions of people globally, who came out and protested to say ‘we must end racism,’” said UCLA’s Tyrone Howard.
Juan Matute, deputy director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, was optimistic about the Purple Line’s prospects, despite the fact that the COVID-19 ridership drop arrived on the heels of an already up to 25% decline from peak ridership levels around 2014. The new extension is “probably the most important transit project in America, outside of Manhattan,” he said, because it links high-density corridors in Los An
Los Angeles Unified will offer all students the choice of returning to full-time instruction on campus this fall, although distance learning will also be available, school district officials announced today.
Beutner said he expects the vast majority of students, teachers and staff to be at school every day starting in August, but there will be an online option for those who are unable or choose not to return to the classroom.
School campuses, which closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, began reopening again this spring on a limited or hybrid digital basis with rigorous safety standards in place, as well as a COVID-19 testing program. Vaccines are available for eligible students.
Beutner said it remains unclear what safety standards will still be required in the fall. We expect students and staff will continue to wear masks until more children have been vaccinated, he said. But August is still three months away and we can t predict exactly what standards health authorities will tell us are appropriate at that time. . While we have some sense of what school will look like, our COVID crystal ball is not perfect.