Destination Education: Return to school sports amid the pandemic
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In our Destination Education series, we are taking a deeper dive into issues surrounding schooling and learning and more. In this segment, we focus on high school football, which has finally kicked off, but safety remains a priority.

UCLA political scientist reacts to deadly Kabul airport attack
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As President Biden vows to avenge the deaths of the American service members, FOX 11 spoke with an expert from UCLA on what to expect.

Two students expelled from school for not wearing masks
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A school in Temecula was placed on lockdown after two students refused to comply with the mask mandate. The students say they chose to not wear the masks for religious reasons.

Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools

The driver shortfall isn’t new, but a labor shortage across many sectors and the pandemic’s lingering effects have made it worse, since about half the workforce was over 65 and more vulnerable to the virus.

School districts dealing with COVID-19 cases
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Local school districts suffered tough breaks in their return to in-person classes as students and teachers were exposed to the virus.

Student debt: Loans of those with severe disabilities to be forgiven

More than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes will see their student loan debts forgiven, the Biden administration said Thursday.

Culver City Unified to require students 12 and up get vaccinated

Eligible students and teachers at Culver City Unified School District will soon need to provide proof of vaccination.

Destination Education: Transgender LAUSD high school student shares her story

FOX 11's Bob DeCastro spoke with a courageous LAUSD transgender student who returned to school for in-person instruction this week for the first time in the pandemic since coming out. Hear her story and learn more about the school district's policies.

Transgender LAUSD high school student shares her story
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Transgender students are estimated to be about 1 percent of students within the Los Angeles Unified School District. FOX 11?s Bob DeCastro spoke to school district officials on about their policies and a transgender student who recently came out shares her story.

LAUSD baseline COVID testing spots more than 3,600 positive cases ahead of school year

With the Los Angeles Unified School District requiring students and staff to undergo COVID-19 testing, baseline screening conducted in the past two weeks uncovered more than 3,600 positive cases.

LAUSD students return to campuses for fall semester; some students met with long lines

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, with mask-wearing and weekly COVID-19 testing mandated for all pupils, teachers and staff, and with all district employees now required to be vaccinated.

LAUSD Back to School: Students met with long lines
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Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, but some were met with long lines as they arrived on campus due to an extended process of verifying requiring COVID-19 tests.

Parents allegedly sent COVID-19 positive child to school, exposing 80 other kids

The Nevada school district alleged that the parents knowingly sent their child to school just two days after they had tested positive for COVID-19, exposing 80 others to infection, according to a school district spokesperson.

LAUSD mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all teachers, staff by Oct. 15

All Los Angeles Unified School District employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15. The district previously was mandating only weekly testing for all students and staffers, regardless of vaccination status.

'COVID fee': 2 colleges in West Virginia, Alabama billing unvaccinated students

A college in West Virginia and another in Alabama will be charging students unvaccinated against COVID-19 hundreds of dollars in extra fees this fall.

California school staff must be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday announced a new policy that requires all staff at California schools to be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. The new rule is technically not considered a mandate since teachers have an option if they opt not to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

School supply shortage: Why these back-to-school items could be hard to find

From backpacks to clothes to electronics, supply shortages could make your back-to-school shopping harder this year. An expert explains why.