Gov. Gavin Newsom’s long-awaited deal aimed at reopening schools is doing little to quell the wave of parent anger that helped propel the recall drive against him, an effort organizers believe will soon qualify for a special election.
It also couldn’t have come at a worse time amid new flashpoints over COVID lockdowns. On Monday, Newsom announced a new incentive plan providing $6.6 billion to public schools that reopen over the next month, the same day public frustration was flaring anew over a video of Berkeley Federation of Teachers President Matt Meyer taking his 2-year-old to a private preschool and another showing Newsom and celebrity George Lopez inside a restaurant in an area that currently doesn’t allow indoor dining.
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 8:54 pm
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The raging controversy over safe school reopenings got more heated when state and federal leaders said getting all teachers vaccinated is not a prerequisite for opening schools so long as there are mitigating, safety measures in place.
“I want nothing more than to be with my students again,” said Jessi Mortensen who teaches high school in the San Dieguito Union School District. But I don t think we should do that at the sacrifice of anyone becoming ill when it’s avoidable. D
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