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SACRAMENTO, Calif.
California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other as they want while making sure no one will miss class time even if they are exposed to someone with the virus.
But those changes from the last school year were overshadowed by news the state would continue to require all students and staff to wear masks while indoors, reigniting criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election in September.
The federal government last week said teachers and students who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus don’t have to wear masks indoors. But that guidance, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also recommended students and staff stay at least 3 feet (0.9 meters) apart to reduce the spread of a disease that is primarily transmitted through the air.
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California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other as they want while making sure no one will miss class time even if they are exposed to someone with the virus.
But those changes from the last school year were overshadowed by news the state would continue to require all students and staff to wear masks while indoors, reigniting criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election in September.
The federal government last week said teachers and students who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus don t have to wear masks indoors. But that guidance, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also recommended students and staff stay at least 3 feet apart to reduce the spread of a disease that is primarily transmitted through the air.
CapRadio Assemblyman Kevin Kiley speaks at the California state Capitol after an event to launch his campaign to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election.
As the field of candidates hoping to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in his recall election swells, Assemblymember Kevin Kiley on Saturday held a campaign rally at the State Capitol.
The 36-year-old Republican from Rocklin told a crowd which gathered in the shade of the capitol hours before temperatures would reach 110 degrees in downtown Sacramento that the state government is no longer serving Californians’ best interests.
“As Californians, we sacrifice the most and we get the least in return,” he said. “When you pay the highest gas taxes while driving over the deepest potholes, your government is broken.”
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