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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: Vaccine eligibility expands next week, but vaccinations are not mandatory |
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The state of California plans to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older on April 15. The Pfizer vaccine is currently the only immunization that is authorized for teens ages 16 and 17. But COVID-19 vaccinations are not mandated for any resident — including students — in the state of California or anywhere else in the U.S.
Moreover, the state and local school districts are not mandating that students or staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of reopening school campuses.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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‘It’s Time to Pass the Torch,’ Says Founder of O.C.’s Premier Arts School |
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Through a combination of happy accidents, dogged perseverance and an uncanny talent for inspiring people, Ralph Opacic became a leader in the field of arts education, founding and running one of the most successful arts schools in the country for grades 7-12. Opacic recently announced he’ll be leaving his position as president and executive director of the Orange County School of the Arts at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, capping a nearly four-decade career spent mostly with the institution he founded.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/04/hodgins-its-time-to-pass-the-torch-says-founder-of-o-c-s-premier-arts-school/ |
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USA TODAY
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Suspensions, handcuffs, jail — middle school discipline falls heavily on vulnerable kids |
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Pep rallies are supposed to be joyful, loud and unabashed. Having just turned 12 in the fall of 2017, Alan bubbled over with excitement ahead of his first rally at Deming Intermediate School in Deming, New Mexico, a small city near the Mexican border.
Alan is a soulful boy going through life with a collection of medical conditions including Tourette syndrome. His tics and shouts, all beyond his control, make him an easy target for bullies and, to some school staff, a problem student to be corrected.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/04/08/middle-school-discipline-still-falls-heavily-most-vulnerable-kids/7125491002/ |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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LAUSD opens first of 25 school-based vaccination sites |
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In an effort to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus so families will feel more comfortable sending their children back to school, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner and community leaders gathered on Wednesday, April 7, at one of the first LAUSD schools to open this week as a vaccination center to promote the initiative. They spoke of the need to provide vaccination opportunities in neighborhoods that have been hardest hit by the pandemic — mainly low-income Black and Hispanic communities with higher infection rates whose residents have struggled more to gain access to the vaccines.
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2021/04/07/lausd-opens-first-of-25-school-based-vaccination-sites/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California moving to pioneer free meals for all students |
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As students gradually return to classrooms, advocates and lawmakers say it’s more important than ever to provide free meals in schools without burdensome eligibility requirements, just as California has done during the pandemic. The “Free School Meals For All” bill, SB 364, introduced last month by East Bay Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, would establish a statewide Universal Meal Plan starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
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https://edsource.org/2021/california-moving-to-pioneer-free-meals-for-all-students/652779 |
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Parent group sues Los Angeles Unified asking for full reopening of schools |
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A Los Angeles parent group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Los Angeles Unified School District and district Superintendent Austin Beutner, calling for a return to full-time, in-person instruction to the extent possible. The group, California Students United, wants the school district to eliminate requirements that students stay 6 feet apart and that they be tested for Covid-19.
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https://edsource.org/2021/parent-group-sues-los-angeles-unified-asking-for-full-reopening-of-schools/652808 |
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BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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Kern County's two largest school districts will begin to reopen this month |
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On Thursday, Bakersfield City School District begins the process of opening its campuses to general education students for the first time since campuses closed in March last year. And on Monday, the Kern High School District plans to begin opening up its campuses.
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https://www.bakersfield.com/news/article_c2fc7092-97ef-11eb-bb7b-838e007c5a8d.html |
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