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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: OC’s top public health official shares tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving |
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As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the county’s top public health official has a message for Orange County residents and visitors – “COVID-19 is not over.” In alignment with state and national infectious disease experts, County Health Officer and Director of the OC Health Care Agency Dr. Clayton Chau is encouraging residents to plan smaller, shorter, safer celebrations and to think twice about holiday travel plans.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Disneyland cancels Grad Nite 2021 amid coronavirus concerns |
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Coronavirus concerns have forced Disneyland to cancel back-to-back years of Grad Nite celebrations as the Anaheim theme park calls off the 2021 event six months before the annual high school senior tradition was scheduled to take place. Grad Nite 2021 has been canceled while Disneyland and Disney California Adventure remain unable to fully reopen under California’s COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, according to Disney Youth Programs.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/24/disneyland-cancels-grad-nite-2021-amid-coronavirus-concerns/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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Teachers Push Newport-Mesa to Return Older Students Home Over Safety Concerns |
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Some teachers in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are calling the hybrid model a “failure” and asking the board of trustees to return secondary students to distance learning from home after Thanksgiving break. The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers’ leadership sent out a letter on Monday expressing concerns with the cleanliness of classrooms and common areas, students not following safety measures, and the district’s dashboard for reporting cases.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/11/teachers-push-newport-mesa-to-return-older-students-home-over-safety-concerns/ |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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There was a 28% increase in child Covid-19 cases over the last two weeks, American Academy of Pediatrics says |
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As officials continue to warn about traveling over the holidays amid the fall surge, health experts are also investigating the virus’ impact on children. There were more than 144,000 new cases of Covid-19 reported among children last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday. Over the last two weeks, there has been a 28% increase in child Covid-19 cases and children now account for more than 11% of all confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, according to the AAP.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/24/there-was-a-28-increase-in-child-covid-19-cases-over-the-last-two-weeks-american-academy-of-pediatrics-says/ |
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PRESS-TELEGRAM LONG BEACH
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This stirring Zoom version of ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight’ by Arcadia kids is sure to lift your spirits |
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Music can be a huge pick-me-up. Anyone watching the video of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” made virtually by 61 members of the Arcadia Unified School District middle school choir, would almost certainly have their spirits lifted. It’s that heartfelt. It comes at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has reduced students to distance learning. That might be a bummer, but this video is super cool, students in the district said. But it wasn't easy to put it together. It took about 25 hours of editing.
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https://www.presstelegram.com/2020/11/24/this-stirring-zoom-version-of-lion-sleeps-tonight-by-arcadia-kids-is-sure-to-lift-your-spirits/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Latest lease-leaseback decision: Court says Fresno Unified violated education code |
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A panel of justices for a California appeals court issued an opinion Tuesday finding Fresno Unified School District’s use of the lease-leaseback contract to build Gaston Middle School violated state education code and conflict of interest codes, reversing a previous judgment by a trial court.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article247406365.html |
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EDSOURCE
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School districts try out different strategies to boost immunization rates for non-Covid diseases |
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Declining rates means some students won't be able to return to campuses whenever they reopen. Even as public health officials face the challenge of how to vaccinate all or most people to protect them from the Covid-19 virus, school administrators are having to come up with innovative ways to ensure that students get immunized against more familiar diseases like measles and whooping cough. To the alarm of school district officials, immunization rates have plummeted in California during the pandemic.
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https://edsource.org/2020/declining-immunization-rates-for-non-covid-illnesses-means-some-students-wont-be-able-to-return-to-campuses-whenever-they-re |
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KPBS
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San Diego Unified Distributes Extra Meals To Students Ahead Of Holiday |
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The San Diego Unified School District early this week ramped up its meal distribution program for needy students to make sure they have enough to eat over the long Thanksgiving weekend. The district began the meal distribution program at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March to help ensure that students eligible for free and reduced-price meals wouldn’t go hungry while school campuses are closed.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/nov/24/san-diego-unified-distributes-extra-meals-students/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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As California’s new charter law takes effect, schools bracing for shutdowns could win a reprieve from pandemic |
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Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new charter school law intended to settle a longstanding feud between charter operators and those calling for tighter restrictions on their growth. Known as Assembly Bill 1505, the compromise between charters and the teachers union gave local districts the authority to consider whether the opening of a new charter would negatively impact their own schools, and it gave charters a new process to appeal rejected applications. But with the law going into effect in the middle of a pandemic, districts lack key information needed to decide whether existing charters should continue operating — assessment data from 2020.
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http://laschoolreport.com/as-californias-new-charter-law-takes-effect-schools-bracing-for-shutdowns-could-win-a-reprieve-from-pandemic/ |
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