Schools will remain closed in 32 counties on California's COVID-19 monitoring list where many facilities have again had to close their doors.
announced distance learning for all students returning for the coming year. Other large districts in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento also voluntarily agreed to forgo classroom learning due to current health conditions.
“We believe that school days should start with symptom checks, meaning temperature checks,” the governor said. “We have robust expectations around hand-washing stations, sanitation, deep sanitation. Deep disinfection efforts.” Low-income communities, many disproportionately comprising Black and Latino students, are still facing major challenges with distance learning that state and local education officials need to address, community advocates said.
“What do we do to address connectivity issues? Whether it’s the students having a device or having internet that works or having the space where they can do homework? And then what happens when a student needs support that a parent is unable to provide because a parent may need to work or the parent may be unable to comprehend the lessons that the students are learning?” Roldan said.
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