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The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close Joseph R. Perry Elementary school — a move critics said would impact working parents while supporters said the school has seen little enrollment.
The district’s Board of Trustees is set to meet at 5:00 p.m., through the virtual meeting platform Zoom, to vote on whether or not to close the school as a cost-saving measure for the district’s financial woes.
It’s the second time the school’s fate was thrown into question by officials concerned over low of enrollment.
Disease models estimate social distancing in California will need to remain fully in effect into July to reduce COVID hospitalizations to zero. And even after hospitalizations drop to zero, public health experts have recommended that social distancing largely remain in place for weeks, if not months, to prevent the virus from coming back.
Recent orders — and subsequent clarifications — by the county health officer weren’t immediately translated into non-English languages when they went into effect Tuesday. Meanwhile, local activists and doctors have taken it upon themselves to ensure key information about the novel coronavirus gets across to immigrant families and businesses where English isn’t the first language.
The Orange County Department of Education has been meeting with 27 different OC school superintendents to iron out a plan to address the spread of the novel Coronavirus. The plan is expected to be released Friday afternoon.
Charter school advocates had backed Republican candidates and teacher’s unions backed Democrat candidates for the board, which can approve and renew charter schools.
Initial results for the three seats up for election show Republicans ahead for 2 seats, and Democrats ahead in one seat.
This Tuesday, the election for three seats on the board – which oversees school district finances and can approve or reject charter schools – is hotly contested.
Santa Ana is home to the highest amount of hard-to count areas in Orange County, and the supervisors’ move has prompted blowback from state and federal elected officials.