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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine For All California School Children Under New Bill

January 24, 2022 3:22 pm

A bill that would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines to attend school, as well as close the exemption loophole, was introduced to the Senate on Monday. According to the bill’s author, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento),...

LA Unified School District Bans Cloth Masks Usage On Schools Beginning Monday

January 24, 2022 12:03 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) began a ban on cloth face masks on Monday, changing the requirements for masks to be more form-fitting, non-cloth, and coming with a nose wire, due to new masking guidance by the County....

One-Third of All LAUSD Students Called In Absent During First Week Back At School

January 14, 2022 4:23 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced on Friday that 130,000 district students, or around 1/3rd of all students, have been absent this week from school, with the large amount of absences attributed to COVID-19 and COVID-19 fears. Some of...

Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate

December 8, 2021 3:55 pmDecember 9, 2021 12:16 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired 496 employees for not complying with the District vaccine mandate on Tuesday. And 600 more are on the chopping block. The LAUSD COVID-19 vaccination mandate was first announced in the late summer,...

San Diego Unified School Board Unanimously Votes For Vaccination Mandate of Staff and Students

September 29, 2021 11:20 am

The Board of the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) voted unanimously on Tuesday to institute a vaccination mandate for all staff and eligible students. According to the mandate plan, all employees of the SDUSD, as well as all students...

Los Angeles Unified School Board Mandates Vaccinations For All Students 12 and Up

September 10, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2021 7:51 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School Board approved a mandate that requires all students in the district ages 12 and up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during a special meeting on Thursday. The mandate, which was proposed last month following an...

Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls For Mandatory Student COVID Vaccinations

August 31, 2021 3:43 pmSeptember 1, 2021 11:37 am

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union of Los Angeles City Schools, announced Monday they are demanding that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) implement mandatory vaccinations for all students who are eligible to receive it. The mandate,...