OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: OCDE employees pitch in to support schools experiencing staffing shortages |
To help school districts weather staffing shortages during the latest COVID-19 surge, about 100 managers from OCDE’s Educational Services division are being dispatched to local campuses this month. Their roles have included working with students in classrooms, assisting with contact tracing and performing other duties necessary for school operations. Dr. Christine Olmstead, OCDE’s associate superintendent of Educational Services, said members of her team began their temporary assignments last week and have since reported for duty in all of the county’s 28 school districts. |
https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board meeting ends at the beginning — again |
For the second time in two weeks, the president of the Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board abruptly shut down a meeting minutes after it began because people in the audience were not wearing face masks. School staff and most board members walked out. But Trustees Leandra Blades and Shawn Youngblood remained and held an unofficial “town hall” with some 70 residents in the auditorium. |
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/20/placentia-yorba-linda-school-board-meeting-ends-at-the-beginning-again/ |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Bay Area families are opting for independent study programs instead of sending kids back into classrooms |
Bay Area families worried about the surge of COVID-19 omicron cases are clamoring for remote learning options for their children, but school leaders can’t easily or legally pivot back to the same online models they used last year without losing state funds.
Last year, California lawmakers allowed an exception for school districts to offer online classes and still receive state funds for student attendance as a way to avoid mass outbreaks, but that option has expired. Now, public schools must again provide in-person instruction to receive attendance funding. And there is little appetite among state leaders to change that.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/20/covid-more-bay-area-families-are-opting-for-independent-study-programs-instead-of-sending-kids-back-into-classr |
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EDSOURCE
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CalMatters data base shows 940 individual school districts Covid-19 policies across state |
CalMatters has created a database of 940 public school districts’ Covid-19 policies, showing a patchwork of attempts to control the omicron variant, including more than 40 districts that are attempting vaccine mandates. “Neither the California Department of Education nor any other agency is keeping track of all individual district policies,” CalMatters reported. The public can use the database to track the individual policies where their children go to school. |
https://edsource.org/updates/calmatters-data-base-shows-940-individual-school-districts-covid-19-policies-across-state |
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KPCC
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A New California Bill Would Allow Teens To Override Their Parents' Decision On Vaccines |
Legislation proposed by State Sen. Scott Wiener would allow minors 12 to 17 years old to get vaccinated against COVID and other diseases — even if their parents do not approve. Right now, California teens need their parents' consent to get a shot against COVID, except in San Francisco. The proposed law, called the Teens Choose Vaccines Act, is part of a push to increase vaccinations amid a record-breaking COVID surge, brought in partially by the omicron variant. |
https://laist.com/news/health/a-new-california-bill-would-allow-teens-to-override-their-parents-decision-on-vaccines |
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