L.A. County Hits Threshold To Re-Open TK-6 In-Person Learning
Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) confirmed Tuesday that the county had hit the threshold necessary to re-open in-person instruction for elementary school students in grades TK-6.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis confirmed that Tuesday marked the fifth consecutive day in which the number of new daily COVID-19 case rate stood at 25 per 100,000, allowing students in grades TK-6 to re-open for in-person learning.
“I’m encouraged with the recent progress that the residents of Los Angeles County has made in combating the pandemic,” Solis said. “Our cases and hospitalizations continue to significantly drop since the winter surge.”
Santa Clarita School Reopening Round-Up
With schools shut down throughout the state due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, KHTS has put together a one-stop page for residents to view current health guidelines, along with the status for schools in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a staged approach to returning students to schools for the 2021 spring semester on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
“It is a fundamental fact that learning remains non-negotiable, but obviously neither is safety,” he said.
The proposal allows for K-6, special education and “populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19” to reopen for in-person instruction first, while also allowing distance learning to remain an option for parents who feel uncomfortable sending their children to school.