Public health officials warn of a COVID wave as students across Orange County are heading back to school and as concerns over monkeypox start to emerge.
Tag: OC Schools During Coronavirus
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
State Legislators, OC City and School District Officials Call For Ending State of Emergency
While nearly every state-imposed pandemic restriction has ended in Orange County, many are still calling for a total repeal of the governor’s state of emergency.
Posted inEducation
Capistrano Unified School Board Members Resigns, Citing Harassment After School Mask Debate
Pamela Braunstein’s resignation comes after what she said is harassment from some parents and her vote to keep following the state’s classroom mask mandate until it expires after March 11.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
California’s Mask Mandate Ends. Did Orange County Ever Follow It?
Even with the lifting of the mandate, local health officials are recommending people keep their masks on indoors.
Posted inEducation
A North OC School District Jumps Into the Battle Over Student Vaccine Mandate
Placentia-Yorba Linda joins some other OC school districts opposing the incoming COVID vaccine mandates, which aren’t expected until the FDA fully authorizes it for younger children.
Posted inEducation
After Mask Revolt, Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board Meetings to Resume Next Week
School board President Carrie Buck twice cancelled January’s meeting because people refused to mask up inside the meeting chambers, angering some parents while drawing praise from others.
Posted inEducation
School Absences Declining as OC’s Fourth COVID Wave May Be Cresting
After a rocky start for Orange County schools earlier this month, absence rates are declining alongside the testing positivity rate.
Posted inEducation
Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board May Switch to Online Meetings Following Mask Revolt
District trustees have been unable to hold a meeting for more than five minutes this month because of mask compliance, now they may hold their meetings online.
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Orange County Officials Send Nurses To Help Schools With COVID-19 Contact Tracing
The county’s support comes after the state changed guidance on contact tracing at school amid the Omicron surge, which switches from individual case investigations to grouped notifications.
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Santa Ana Unified Suspends Reporting New COVID-19 Cases in Classrooms
While some OC school districts saw their COVID-19 cases drop this week, at least three are reporting more than 1,000 confirmed cases.
