Rallies are planned at school districts across the county this month as a parent group and the OC Board of Education moves to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom for the statewide school mask mandate.
Tag: California Department of Public Health
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California K-12 Students Will Continue to Wear Masks Indoors, Says State Department of Public Health
Comprehensive updated state guidelines for K-12 schools are expected to come out next week.
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Will Masks be Required When Orange County Students Go Back to School in the Fall?
Orange County school districts are awaiting mask guidance from the state public health department.
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Confusion Still Remains Following Orange County’s Suspension of Youth Sports
Orange County officials announced the suspension of youth sports practices across the county Wednesday after allowing them to resume on June 15.
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Which Orange County Hospitals Are Most Impacted by Coronavirus?
In response to questions for this article, state officials said for the first time Wednesday they would soon be publicly disclosing hospital-specific data.
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Orange County School Districts Suspend Resumption of Sports Programs
OC School districts are suspending youth sports, including high school athletics after the county department of education warned that the state’s health department has not given permission.
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OC Needle Exchange Plans to Open in September, as County Asks Court to Block It
The program faces staunch opposition from the county and the four cities where the state authorized it to operate. A court hearing on whether to block it could come later this month or next month.
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Orange County Seeks Court Order Blocking Needle Exchange
Orange County is seeking an emergency court order blocking Monday’s re-opening of a state-authorized needle exchange program.
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OC Supervisors to hold emergency meeting on state-authorized OC Needle Exchange Program
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will hold an emergency hearing Friday to discuss possibly filing a law suit in an effort to stop the OC Needle Exchange Program authorized by the state in spite of strong opposition by the county and some cities.
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Mobile Unit Planned for OC Needle Exchange
In a move lauded by public health advocates, organizers of the county’s only needle exchange program, which was shut down in January, are working to reopen it and take it on the road.
