Teachers Push Newport-Mesa to Return Older Students Home Over Safety Concerns
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The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers says the district dashboard doesn’t accurately reflect community risk to the virus.
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The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers says the district dashboard doesn’t accurately reflect community risk to the virus.
Hospitalizations increased over the past week, a metric one expert says could indicate a second wave.
The teachers are part of a growing trend in OC that pits teachers against school boards.
Coronavirus impact on schools remains unclear as scores of OC students head back to classrooms.
Orange County could move as early as tomorrow into the third tier of the state’s coronavirus guidelines, which means more businesses could reopen.
Public health experts are concerned about how the coronavirus can spread in OC schools as many classrooms begin to reopen.
OC Health Care Agency officials won’t disclose coronavirus cases at schools and are instead leaving that decision up to school districts.
As of today, all of Orange County’s schools now have the option of reopening their classrooms after being closed down since the coronavirus pandemic began in March.
While OC is pushing to reopen more businesses, concerns from labor groups and parents linger over how the coronavirus guidelines will be enforced.
The latest data showed 414 coronavirus patients in OC hospitals, amid weeks of declining from a peak of 722 patients in mid July.