UCLA reinstates indoor mask mandate
Citing rising COVID-19 cases across the county and on campus, UCLA Friday will reinstate an indoor mask-wearing mandate for all students, staff and visitors at campus facilities.
Surge in bulletproof backpack sales
Three companies are selling bulletproof backpacks and all claim a surge in sales in the wake of the Texas school shooting
LAUSD expands safety protocols
Entirely fenced-off campuses with one entrance/exit during school hours, extra patrols and additional safety officers are all additions made in the last decade to prevent intrusions.
LAUSD failed to provide adequate services to students with disabilities during pandemic: Feds
Federal officials said that when LAUSD schools were forced into remote learning by COVID, the district limited services provided to students with disabilities, failed to track services that were provided and notified staff that the district was not responsible for providing "compensatory education" to students with disabilities who suffered learning loss during the pandemic because the campus closures were not ordered by the district.
LAUSD expected to delay student COVID-19 vaccine mandate until July 2023
LAUSD Superintendent recommends delaying the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine policy for eligible students.
School COVID cases spike after spring break: LA County Health
LA County reported more than 1,600 new COVID cases Wednesday. More than 700 school-based vaccination clinics are planned during May.
Indoor mask mandate reinstated at this LA high school
Students were again donning masks indoors at Palisades Charter High School, where officials reported a spike in COVID-19 infections among students and staff following spring break.
Parents: Rapid test your kids before sending them back to school, LAUSD says
Kiddos in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Monday head back to school after some time off during spring break.
LAUSD reminds parents to rapid test their kids
Los Angeles Unified School District is reminding parents to rapid test their kids before sending them back to school this morning
California delays COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools
California is delaying a COVID vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. It will be postponed until at least the summer of next year.
Biden ‘has not ruled out’ canceling student loan debts, White House says
Press Secretary Jen Psaki made the comment the same day the Biden administration announced plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31
Student loan repayments: White House to extend pandemic pause through Aug. 31
U.S. student loan payments were scheduled to resume on May 1 after being halted since early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schools closing at Azusa Unified
The Azusa Unified School District is on the verge of a major reorganization.
California schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 cases
California’s 7 million students and school employees are getting free at-home COVID-19 tests to help prevent outbreaks at their school when they return from spring break.
LAUSD lifts indoor mask mandate for students, teachers
The Los Angeles Unified School District has officially lifted its mask mandate.
12-year-old reveals horrific details of how he's being bullied in school
A 12-year-old boy reveals heartbreaking details of how bullies are targeting him in school.
LAUSD keeps masks while state drops classroom mask mandate
Students across California return to the classroom Monday without masks, but not at LAUSD, where some parents plan to protest the district's mask mandate.
Washington, Oregon to end mask mandates in schools, most public places on March 12
Washington and Oregon will drop masking requirements for schools and most public places on March 12.
California's school mask mandate has ended, but not for LAUSD
Late Friday night, California, Washington and Oregon will drop mask requirements in K-12 schools. LAUSD, however, will keep its mask rules in place.
California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies
California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.