dr. scott gottlieb says this, we must be willing to relax provisions as aggressively as we implemented them, lean in, like the uk. dr. gottlieb is talking about this. here s the uk spike, so dr. gottlieb says if things get better, you need to give people a longer leash. do you agree with that? i think that s exactly right. we have all these stricter precautions in place in the midst of a surge. when the surge passes, when people get vaccinated. when we have higher levels of immunity, we do need to let up, and we have done that before. could i see us relaxing mask restrictions? could i see school policies change? 100%. is today the day to it? absolutely not. should we expect the precautions to be put back in place in the
made this call to action. listen. we need your help. my request is that until the surge passes, we need our community, one palo alto, to volunteer like never before. we need help in areas many people don t even know exist. it won t be glamorous. that superintendent, don austin, joins us now live. don, we are grateful to have you this morning. parents have answered that call. you say this is the first sign of optimism you ve seen in a long time. nearly 800 volunteers in less than a week. yeah, that s right. first of all, thank you for having me. it is a pleasure. i think after a couple years of families, including parents and students hearing everything they can t do and being told they re essentially powerless, we finally found that little space
protocols due to the most recent covid surge. nbc s gadi schwartz joins us now from los angeles with the latest. great seeing you, my friend. what are the teachers asking for today? reporter: hey, good morning, jose. yeah, the teachers participating in this sick-out are saying this is about their safety, the safety of their students, their families, and they have a list of specific safety measures they have in place. first, they want to go back to remote learning for two weeks while this omicron surge passes, they want mandatory weekly covid testing, they want tables and tents outside so students can eat. they want increased ventilation in large spaces like cafeterias, auditoriums, and they want those k-95 masks or n-95 masks for every single student and staff member, as well as extended covid sick leave with up to ten additional days. they re also taking a huge issue with plans to cut school funding by $40 million. and they re planning to drive a caravan to the district offices toda