Orange County Residents Debate Going Back to School
Education
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An analysis and database of public opinions about going back to school, released by the OC Board of Education in response to a Voice of OC public records request.
What Does Orange County’s Board of Education Really Do?
Orange County Board of Education
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This week, the panel decided to sue the state over restrictions for reopening schools, but they lack the power to control districts’ return options.
Orange County Board of Education Decides To Sue Gov. Gavin Newsom Over School Closures
OC Schools During Coronavirus
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The decision runs directly against what many commenters at the meeting asked for, calling on the board not to fight the state and comply with the written guidelines.
Huntington Beach’s Anti-Mask Bastion Status Puts its Latino Neighborhoods on Edge
CENTRAL COUNTY
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Huntington Beach residents’ defiance of health orders raises concern amongst the city’s Latinos, who more often work in industries with greater Coronavirus infection risk.
Orange County Board of Education Considers Suing the State Over School Shutdown
OC Schools During Coronavirus
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A potential lawsuit comes on the heels of a report released by the board calling for a return to schools without masks or social distancing that has received national attention.
Panel Experts Walk Away From Controversial OC Board of Education Reopening Guidelines
OC Schools During Coronavirus
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Much of the guidance was written by the Board of Education president and the panel’s moderator before panel experts met.
Newman: OC Leaders Must Support Medical Experts, Not Denigrate Them or Sit on the Sidelines
Community Opinion
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As coronavirus hospitalizations continue to rise in Orange County, the politics of face coverings continues its downward spiral. If there’s anything more disconcerting than the rise of a vitriolic opposition to commonsense precautions designed to keep us safer, it’s the deafening silence from public servants charged with safeguarding that safety.
Orange County Officials No Longer Require Masks During Coronavirus Pandemic
Orange County Coronavirus
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Orange County residents are no longer required to wear cloth masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic after health officials walked back a mandate on Thursday.
OC Supervisors Push for Friday Business Reopening, Pushback on Mask Order on New Health Officer
Orange County Coronavirus
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OC residents will have to wait up to three weeks before they find out if cloth face masks will still be required in public as the County begins to reopen bars and movie theaters.
Orange County Public Health Officer Abruptly Resigns Under Pressure Over Mask Order
Norberto Santana, Jr.
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Orange County’s Public Health Officer Nicole Quick abruptly resigned on Monday night after several intense weeks defending a mask order that quickly became controversial.