Most schools in California will begin the school year next month remotely under new state rules announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday.
Schools may only physically open for in-person teaching if the county they are located in has been off the state’s monitoring list for 14 consecutive days, Newsom said. As of Friday, 33 counties — including Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Francisco, San Diego and Santa Barbara — are still on the state watchlist.
For in-person classes, all staff and students in third grade and above will be required to wear face masks, Newsom said. Staff must also remain 6 ft. apart from one another and from their students. If there is a single case in a classroom, that class –students and teacher — will be asked to stay home to self-quarantine. But if there is an outbreak at an individual school, where about 5% of that school has tested positive, that school may close entirely, depending on guidance from public health officials. And if 25% of schools in a district have closed due to COVID-19, that entire district must shut down.
“Our students, our teachers, staff, and certainly parents, we all prefer in-classroom instructions for all the obvious reasons,” Newsom said. “But only — only — if it can be done safely.”
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