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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County mayors team up to ask residents to mask up |
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The mayors of Orange County have a message for residents, businesses and visitors: “Mask up to open OC.” All 34 city leaders were cast in the video above to drive home that point from iconic OC locations, including Angel Stadium, Huntington Beach, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Medieval Times in Buena Park, Laguna Beach’s Festival of the Arts Amphitheater and the ginormous Tustin Hangars. The video was produced by students from Orange County School of the Arts, and of course the mayors practiced what they preached, wearing face coverings emblazoned with their city logos.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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‘Zoom Out’ protests against distance learning planned this week |
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A week-long “Zoom Out” protest by families and students frustrated with distance learning began on Monday, Sept. 28, a member of the organizing group Reopen California Schools said. The protest calls for families to inform schools of their participation in the “Zoom Out,” request homework for students and log off distance learning online platforms, said Syndie Ly, an organizer with Reopen California Schools and a parent of four boys in the Tustin Unified School District.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/28/zoom-out-protests-against-distance-learning-planned-this-week/ |
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Fullerton Union High alumni bid old gym farewell |
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Dozens of Fullerton Union High alumni mingled – as best they could in masks and socially distanced – in front of the school’s gymnasium on Friday, Sept. 25. They came to say goodbye to the old gym, and reminisce about the basketball games and pep rallies and dances they attended. The 93-year-old gym, which was declared unsafe for activities in 2019, is scheduled to be torn down in October.
A new gym is already under construction on the east side of the high school campus.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/28/fullerton-union-high-alumni-bid-old-gym-farewell/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Private schools say they’re ready to open and are pushing L.A. County to let them |
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A coalition of private schools, including the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, called Monday for the County Board of Supervisors and public health officials to begin accepting waiver applications to allow elementary schools to open — an issue that Board Chair Kathryn Barger said would be discussed at their Tuesday meeting. Calling itself the “Students First Coalition,” the group also includes Village Christian School and several other religious organizations. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District on Monday penned its own letter, backed by several South Bay mayors, also urging the county to accept waiver applications.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-28/county-under-pressure-to-open-schools-under-waivers |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky. |
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Teenagers are about twice as likely to become infected with the coronavirus as younger children, according to an analysis released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report is based on a review of 277,285 cases among children aged 5 to 17 whose illness was diagnosed from March to September. The findings come as 56 million children in the country resume schooling amid contentious debates about their safety.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/health/coronavirus-children.html |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Palo Alto Unified wants to reopen classes Oct. 12; parents and teachers object |
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Palo Alto Unified wants to begin reopening classrooms in a couple of weeks but hundreds of parents and teachers say that’s too soon and dangerous with the coronavirus still spreading. Almost 400 parents and teachers have signed a letter urging the school board not to approve the district’s plan to bring elementary school students back to campuses starting Oct. 12 with two grade levels phased in every week through Nov. 9. Middle and high school students would start returning on Jan. 7 in similarly staggered schedules.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/28/palo-alto-unified-wants-to-reopen-classes-oct-12-parents-and-teachers-object/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Even when the smoke clears, schools find student trauma can linger |
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For some students, the fire is only the beginning. The nightmares, the grief and an all-consuming dread can persist for months or even years.
That’s what teachers and school employees have observed among students in California’s fire-ravaged areas, especially Sonoma and Butte counties, where deadly wildfires have struck repeatedly in recent years.
Now, those school districts are sharing their observations and advice with schools around the West that are adapting to a new reality: regular catastrophic wildfires.
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https://edsource.org/2020/even-when-the-smoke-clears-schools-find-student-trauma-can-linger/640713 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Attendance falling for LAUSD’s first graders |
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The overall attendance rate for first graders in Los Angeles Unified is down 3.7% compared to a year ago — and down by two or three times that rate for some of the highest-needs students — according to the latest data from the district. Cumulative attendance rates since the start of the school year show a 7.5% drop in attendance among Black students and a 4.1% decrease among Latino students in the first grade. The rates also went down by 4.2% for English learners, 4% for students with disabilities, 9.6% for foster youths and 13.5% for homeless students.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/09/28/attendance-falling-for-lausds-first-graders/ |
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