Credit: Courtesy of Krystal Nelson
Fourth grade students at Lucerne Valley Elementary School don masks and Western wear for a Walk Through California history day during in-person instruction.
Credit: Courtesy of Krystal Nelson
Fourth grade students at Lucerne Valley Elementary School don masks and Western wear for a Walk Through California history day during in-person instruction.
July 30, 2021
Shifting rules around mask mandates at schools are confusing and angering parents who are focusing their frustration on local school districts.
Adding to the confusion: Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to let local school districts decide how to deal with students who refuse to follow the state’s mask mandate. Now, parents who don’t want their children to wear masks are showing up at school board meetings to demand their districts disregard the mandate.
April 22, 2021
One by one, students arrived at Lucerne Valley Elementary School this week. Before entering the campus, a staff member handed masks to students who needed one. They then had their temperatures checked as they made their way to their classrooms.
One of the first districts to reopen last August in a hybrid mode, the small district in Southern California’s high desert is now among the latest across the state where all 840 students through high school have the option to attend classes in person for five days each week.
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Students outside Lucerne Valley Middle High School.
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Wilk looks to combat learning lost to COVID-19 with Senate Bill 545
If bill passes, parents could request school districts to retain students in their 2020-21 grade levels if they struggled amid the pandemic
Victorville Daily Press
As schools across California transition back to varying levels of in-person instruction after a year of shuttered classrooms, a bill authored by state Sen. Scott Wilk that addresses learning lost to the COVID-19 pandemic is making its way through the legislative process.
Senate Bill 545, which Wilk says will provide additional resources to struggling students, would add a section to California’s Education Code that allows parents or guardians to request that eligible K-12 students remain in their 2020-21 grade level if they see it necessary due to impacts brought on by the pandemic.