Ten school districts in Santa Cruz County are ready to reopen campuses for in-person learning for almost 40,000 children.Indoor masking is one of the keys to keeping everyone safe from the delta variant and there are some other safety measures that are implemented.Kristina Quilici has two children in the Santa Cruz City School District. One is in elementary school the other attends middle school. I m hoping it to be as close to back to normal as possible for the kids and hopefully we won t get any creepy outbreaks, Quilici said. The 10 school districts in Santa Cruz County and seven private schools are ready to reopen campuses for in-person learning to 47,000 children.The mandatory indoor mask rule will continue to be part of the new normal for K-12th graders.COVID-19 testing will be available on all campuses and cleaning and disinfecting will be done daily. Next week educators will open vaccination clinics for children between 12 and 18 years of age.More than 50% of students b
Summer school provides kids a sense of normalcy Share Updated: 7:17 PM PDT Jul 15, 2021 Share Updated: 7:17 PM PDT Jul 15, 2021
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Show Transcript FROM IN-PERSON CLASSES, EVENTS AND CAMPUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING HOUSING. ## ON THE SCHOOL WATC H. SUMMER SCHOOL HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLL FOR KI. IT S NOT ONLY ABOUT ACADEMIC SUPPORT BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS THEY VE MISSED DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE SANTA CRUZ CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD A RECORD TURNOUT FOR ITS SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM. ACTION NEWS EIG HT REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ IS LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ WITH MORE ON ITIMS PACT..PHIL???? NEARLY 900 K-THRU- 12TH GRADERS ATTENDED SUMMER SCHOOL THIS YEAR ACADEMICS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GETTING STUDENTS TO SUMMER SCHOOL BUT THERE S MORE AT PLAY HERE SUMMER SCHOOL HAS MADE A B IG SPLASH FOR K-THRU-FIVE STUDENTS AT GAULT ELEMENTERY SCHOOL.THE FUN AND GAMES HAVE ALLOWED THESE CHILDREN TO RE- CONNECT WITH THE
Santa Cruz schools look to return 5 days a week as classrooms cases stay low Share Updated: 7:11 PM PDT Apr 9, 2021 Share Updated: 7:11 PM PDT Apr 9, 2021
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Show Transcript ITS ALL ON KSBW-DOT- COM AND THE KSBW NEWS APP. #### NOW RTOEOPENING SCHOOLS. BEGINNING APR IL 19TH, SANTA CRUZ CITY SCHOOLS ARE EXPANDING TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR IN- PERSON LEARNING. AS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MOVES FORWARD, WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW COVID-19 IMPACTED SCHOOLS DURING THE HYBRID LEARNING PHA. SE ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ HAS THE ANSWER. DESPITE ALL THE HEALTH SAFETY STEPS TAKEN BY SCHOOLS.. COVID-19 REMAINS A CONCER N. I think we re going to anticipate we re going to have more positive cas es that are going to be in the school syste m THE SANTA CRUZ CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS HAD 9 STAFFERS AND 9 STUDENTS INFECTED WITH COVID. BUT SCHOOL LEADERS SAY NO ONE WAS EXPOSED TO COVID DURING IN PERSON LEARNING. School district