Hosted by ABC7 s Marc Brown, the panel included:
Dr. Kendrick Davis, chief research officer, USC Race & Equity Center
Dr. Sylvia Gates Carlisle, director of practice management at UCR FP Residency
Keara Williams, English teacher, Augustus Hawkins High School, Los Angeles Unified School District
Rey Saldana, president and CEO, Communities in Schools
Reopening Los Angeles campuses for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will require the vaccination of teachers and other staff, says L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner. The teachers union is going a step further, saying vaccinations alone would not be enough to operate schools safely until the community spread of COVID-19 is brought down.
Their stances throw into question whether schools will be able to reopen this academic year as there is currently no firm date for inoculating teachers. In parts of the state, including Los Angeles, dissatisfied parents are ramping up efforts to pressure campuses to reopen more quickly.
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