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What schooling will look like in Los Angeles Unified in the fall will be settled over the next few weeks amid escalating demands from parents, advocacy groups and unions all pressing their agendas for the educational recovery of some 465,000 students.
One group of parents on Sunday put their stake in the ground: They demanded that district officials commit to a normal, full-time schedule for the fall. Separately, the teachers union last week called for maintaining safety measures, hiring more union members and raising pay. Meanwhile, a coalition of community groups recently called for increased funding for schools that they identified as most in need.
MORE 12-year-old Brady Bond got vaccinated at the Long Beach Convention Center today. “I’m excited to go to movie theaters again, start hanging out with friends, and do more activities like going to theme parks,” he said. Photo by Caleigh Wells.
COVID vaccines are now available to everyone 12 and older.
On Wednesday, the CDC signed off on the FDA’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine for kids 12 to 15 years old, and some of them are wasting no time.
12-year-old Brady was one of the first in line to get his shot at the Long Beach Convention Center on Thursday morning. “I’m definitely excited to go to movie theaters again, start hanging out with friends, and do more activities like going to theme parks.”
Middle and high schools in LAUSD are going to open later than elementary schools and some parents aren't pleased with the reopening guidelines and procedures.