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Orange County classrooms will be 100% online when school starts but the YMCA will be offering in-person care, learning support and physical education for K-8.
The first tally of emails offers a stark contrast in public opinion to the majority of speakers opposing masks.
The Fullerton plan gives options to parents to pick if they want to send their kids to school five days a week, a couple days of the week or have learned completely virtually.
Gov. Newsom ordered most large school districts to implement online learning, ending a debate in OC over whether or not kids should physically go back to school.
The debate over how to balance the health and welfare of students and teachers with in-person instruction is roiling not just Orange County but the nation.
Much of the guidance was written by the Board of Education president and the panel’s moderator before panel experts met.
Districts are giving the option for children to learn virtually from home or to come to school a couple days of the week for instruction.
The school year in Santa Ana will start entirely virtual, the Santa Ana Unified School District announced in a press release Tuesday.
The 4-1 vote comes after massive public debate over the issue and is in direct opposition to the county’s own Department of Education.
On Monday, the panel is expected to recommend guidelines to schools that run in direct opposition to guidance from the California Department of Education.