Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer in Los Angeles County to the pressing question: When will my child’s school reopen?
For L.A. County, this means campuses could not reopen until well into November at this time. But it may be later due to continuing high infection rates or county discretion. School officials have some latitude in defining special needs. In L.A. Unified, for example, an Oct. 8 agreement between the teachers union and school district also designates gifted students as having special needs, according to the union.
L.A. County has imposed waiver conditions beyond what the state is requiring. Although the state allows waivers to open in-person classes through sixth grade, L.A. County is stopping at second grade. The county also is prioritizing schools with higher numbers of low-income families. Finally, the county requires agreement from all labor unions at a school or district — and consent from a majority of employees when there are no unions.
'there’s no simple answer in Los Angeles County to the pressing question: When will my child’s school reopen?' Yes there is . . LA County health director Barbara Ferrer has made it [politically] crystal clear . . . schools are not opening until after the election.
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