California
L.A. Unified reports first coronavirus outbreak while other schools report multiple infections
The first coronavirus outbreak at a Los Angeles school closes a classroom.
Here’s what happened when Los Angeles Unified School District students returned to campuses
This year’s return to school marks the third academic year the education of California’s 6 million kids has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students from San Diego County school district stranded in Afghanistan
24 students, 16 parents reportedly cannot fly home
L.A. County will continue to enforce strict school quarantine rules amid coronavirus cases
A group of superintendents has pressed health officials to ease quarantine rules so that fewer students would be sent home, but L.A. County says the rules will be enforced.
World & Nation
More U.S. school districts reverse in-person learning due to COVID
Newly into the school year, more U.S. districts halt or delay in-person learning or switch to hybrid models because of mounting COVID infections.
GOP governors and school districts battle over mask mandates
In Florida, Texas and Arizona, despite Republican governors’ prohibitions on requiring masks, school boards in mostly Democratic locales are imposing their own public safety rules.
4 of Florida’s 5 largest school districts to require masks
The Palm Beach school district has joined Florida’s three largest districts in requiring students to wear masks, defying Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
What L.A. parents should know before school starts
From new vaccine requirements to coronavirus infections in schools, here’s what L.A. parents should know.
L.A. councilman seeks to bar homeless encampments near more than 1,000 schools
Councilman Joe Buscaino calls for “no camping zones” near any public school in L.A. But his remarks are cut short after an aide is involved in a brief scuffle.
L.A. County coronavirus surge continues as schools prepare to reopen
The health department on Sunday recorded 3,356 new cases of the virus and eight related deaths but said the real number is likely higher due to weekend reporting delays.