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TOP STORIES The debate over reopening schools in California has intensified after Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration said campuses could safely reopen without teachers being vaccinated and as unions have pushed back, calling for school workers to be immunized as part of any sweeping reopening effort to return students to classrooms. The discussion comes as coronavirus infection rates and other health metrics in the state trend in a positive direction. That could soon allow for the reopening of campuses that have been closed since March in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, among others. Advertisement Must-read stories from the L.A. Times ....
Should University of California campus police be reformed or defunded? The question is at the heart of a sharp disagreement that surfaced Tuesday during a UC symposium part of an effort to “reimagine” campus safety following demands for racial justice after the police killing of George Floyd last year. The chasm was evident when some critics skewered the meeting for lopsidedly focusing on how to improve policing rather than exploring ways to replace it with alternatives. Both the UC Academic Senate Council, composed of faculty leaders at all 10 campuses, and the UC Student Assn. have called for disarming and substantially defunding campus police, proposing instead that those resources be redirected to support marginalized students and to study and develop other methods of campus safety. Several coalitions promoting those views have formed, including Cops Off Campus and the DIVEST/INVEST UCLA Faculty Collective. ....
Should University of California campus police be reformed or defunded? The question is at the heart of a sharp disagreement that surfaced Tuesday during a UC symposium part of an effort to “reimagine” campus safety following demands for racial justice after the police killing of George Floyd last year. The chasm was evident when some critics skewered the meeting for lopsidedly focusing on how to improve policing rather than exploring ways to replace it with alternatives. Both the UC Academic Senate Council, composed of faculty leaders at all 10 campuses, and the UC Student Assn. have called for disarming and substantially defunding campus police, proposing instead that those resources be redirected to support marginalized students and to study and develop other methods of campus safety. Several coalitions promoting those views have formed, including Cops Off Campus and the DIVEST/INVEST UCLA Faculty Collective. ....