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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: County seeks local volunteers to help with vaccine distribution |
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The County of Orange is seeking volunteers who will be able to assist with vaccinations at future distribution sites. Those interested can register through OneOC, which brings nonprofit organizations and companies together to serve the community. County officials say they’re looking to establish two teams of volunteers. Those with medical licenses will be able to assist with vaccine preparation and distribution. Candidates for this role include physicians, nurses, nursing students, dentists, medical assistants, paramedics and EMTs. General support volunteers are also needed to help with logistics, data entry, registration and other necessary functions.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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L.A. students must get COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available for them, Beutner says |
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Once COVID-19 vaccines are available to children, Los Angeles students will have to be immunized before they can return to campus, Supt. Austin Beutner said Monday.
Beutner however, did not suggest that campuses remain closed until then. Instead, he said, the state should set standards for reopening all schools, clearly justify the directives, and then require campuses to open when the standards are achieved.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-11/beutner-says-students-must-be-vaccinated-to-return-to-campus |
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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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Charter School Backs Off Push to Reopen After Ultimatum to Teachers |
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As North County school districts struggle to reopen amid teacher resistance, even an Escondido charter school system with total autonomy pushed back reopening school for in-person instruction after teachers rejected direction to return to the classroom this month. Families of over 5,500 students from transitional kindergarten to high school who attend Classical Academy charter schools in Escondido, Vista and Oceanside were originally given the option to return to school on Jan. 19 until school leaders pulled back on those plans Friday.
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https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/charter-school-backs-offer-push-to-reopen-after-ultimatum-to-teachers/ |
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KPBS
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UCSD Report Finds Youth Using E-Cigs Three Times As Likely To Be Daily Smokers |
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An analysis of a national study by UC San Diego researchers published Monday found starting tobacco products, including e-cigarettes before the age of 18 is a major risk factor for people becoming daily cigarette smokers. In the report, published in Monday's online edition of Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers found in 2014 people ages 12 to 24 using e-cigarettes were three times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers in the future.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jan/11/ucsd-report-finds-youth-using-e-cigs-three-times/ |
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CALmatters
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Newsom’s school reopening plan puts tight deadlines on districts, legislature |
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The record $89.5 billion education budget Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Friday includes $2 billion in grants aimed at nudging schools to reopen classrooms for its youngest students by mid-February and $4.6 billion for summer school to address students’ learning. The governor’s push to reopen schools, though, comes as many of the state’s large, urban districts have delayed or scaled back plans for in-person learning amid the state’s worst surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic initially closed schools almost a year ago.
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https://calmatters.org/education/2021/01/newsom-school-reopening-deadlines/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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OC Schools Seek Supplies for Children Experiencing Homelessness |
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Elida Sanchez, a social services liaison for the McKinney-Vento District within the Santa Ana Unified School District, recently called the family of a student who has been absent from virtual learning for several days.
“Good morning, this is Elida Sanchez from Santa Ana Unified School District speaking. How are you? Happy New Year,” said Sanchez. Sanchez and a team within the district help school leaders identify students who are experiencing homelessness, whether they’re staying in a shelter with their families, renting rooms in homes with other families, sleeping in their car, or are on their own. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2021/01/12/oc-schools-seek-supplies-for-children-experiencing-homelessness |
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Key to preventing children’s learning loss — and social regression — during COVID-19 school closures: Support from family and peers, study finds |
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As researchers around the world attempt to quantify the effect of COVID-19 shutdowns on student learning, a report from England suggests the most important factor is one that usually isn’t measured — the support children receive from the adults and other kids in their lives. The study, drawn from more than 900 in-person visits to schools and day care providers, showed that the students who suffered most weren’t necessarily economically disadvantaged, but rather those who had poor support structures. |
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http://laschoolreport.com/key-to-preventing-childrens-learning-loss-and-social-regression-during-covid-19-school-closures-support-from-family-and-peer |
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