school reopenings

Tuesday is a day that a lot of families have circled on their calendars. It’s back to school for some students across the LA Unified School District. Campuses shut down more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Toni Guinyard reports April 13, 2021.

Schools around LA County are preparing to reopen for the first time in more than a year. While some parents opted to keep kids at home a bit longer, many will return to the classroom. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on April 12, 2021.

For the first time in more than a year, some Los Angeles Unified schools will reopen for in-person classes this week, amid rigorous safety standards and upgraded campus sanitation measures, although many parents are opting to keep their kids learning from home.

Los Angeles County has confirmed its first case of the South African COVID-19 variant strain in the county, and the first three cases of the Brazilian P.1 variant of concern.

Rapid COVID-19 tests used twice a week could detect the most contagious children and help to make school re-openings safer, according to a study released Wednesday by USC.

The pandemic meant the first school experience many kindergartners would have would be online and at home, so their teachers looked for ways to make them feel like part of their school community. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 19, 2021.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed physical distancing requirements for children in school, from 6 feet to 3 feet. The change in guidance, announced Friday, will allow more students to be inside classrooms

By mid-April empty classes across LA will be repopulated with socially distant teachers and students. The Positive Results Center finds many children, especially under-resourced minorities, are struggling in lockdown. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 18, 2021.

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School districts could tap into a fund of $6.6 billion if they reopen classrooms by March 31, but, to get the money, schools must return to in-person learning at least through the second grade by that time.

California released a new plan Thursday outlining how the state will allocate vaccines to education workers as Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to push to reopen more schools to in-person instruction.

As some parents and students look forward to schools reopening for in-person instruction, one expert has a word of caution.

In-person classes can now resume for elementary schools in four school districts in Riverside County.

A union representing non-teachers at Los Angeles Unified — including custodians, food service workers, truck drivers and other essential workers — has reached agreement with the district in preparation for the eventual reopening of schools for in-person instruction, the union announced Monday.

First and second graders in the Saugus Union School District are heading back to school Monday. There are some measures to keep students and staff safe. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021.

USC announced Friday it is planning for a full return to campus life in the fall semester, including in-person classes and residential life.

California legislators have agreed on a $6.5 billion school reopening plan aimed at getting students back in classrooms this spring. The plan would require county public health departments to offer vaccinations to school staff who return to in-person classes. It would also require schools seeking funding to reopen starting April 15 to vulnerable students and those in lower grades. That...

As some schools reopen, the state of California announces a billion-dollar deal to get others to reopen. Ted Chen reports Feb. 18, 2021.

Elementary schools could soon be resuming in-person classes across Los Angeles County, with the county’s rate of new COVID-19 infections dropping below the state’s threshold today for reopening campuses for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.