Tag: Los Angeles Unified School District

LA County Requires Outdoor Masking for Students, Surgical or N95 Masks for School Staff

LOS ANGELES—Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, students in Los Angeles County must wear masks outdoors where physical distancing is difficult as they return to school, while staff will be required to wear medical-grade masks, according to the county health department’s guidelines updated Jan. 1. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Public Health…


Archdiocese Sues LAUSD, Claims Federal Funds Withheld from Catholic Schools

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is suing the city’s school district, saying it prevented Catholic schools in low-income areas from receiving federal funds for years by frequently changing the qualifications and paperwork process for applying schools. The disagreement between the archdiocese and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) began in 2018, when…


LAUSD Teacher Says Vaccine Led to Pain, Forced Resignation

LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacher said Dec. 20 he was forced to resign due to pain related to a COVID-19 vaccine shot and a lack of accommodation by the district. A group of LAUSD teachers rallied outside district headquarters downtown in support of teacher Casey Corcoran, who submitted his resignation Sept. 24. “I’m not…


New LAUSD Superintendent’s Policy History on COVID-19, School Choice

LOS ANGELES—Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Miami-Dade School District and the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), has a record of promoting educational outcomes, expanding learning options, and supporting COVID-19 mask and vaccination requirements in schools in Miami. Carvalho became one of the nation’s most sought-after education leaders during his 13…


LA District Postpones Vaccine Mandate as Thousands of Students Remain Unvaccinated

The Los Angeles school board on Tuesday agreed not to require children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 until next fall, pushing back a Jan. 10 deadline as thousands of students remain unvaccinated. The Los Angeles Unified School District vaccine mandate was postponed after board members raised concerns that students in California’s largest school district could…


LAUSD Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19 policies in the nation, unanimously voted Dec. 7 to terminate 496 unvaccinated…


LA Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated—facing the risk of being banned from attending in-person classes come Jan. 10. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19…


Head of Miami-Dade Schools Chosen as LAUSD Superintendent

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Dec. 9 its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who has previously served as superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 2008. The LAUSD Board of Education unanimously voted in Carvalho’s favor in a closed-door meeting on Thursday. Carvalho will replace Megan K. Reilly, who has been serving…


Father Objects LAUSD Student Vaccine Mandate on Religious Grounds

LOS ANGELES—The father of a freshman student at Granada Hills Charter has brought a legal action against the school, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and Interim Superintendent Megan Reilly on behalf of his daughter, alleging the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate discriminates against the girl on religious grounds. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition filed Friday, Dec. 3,…


COVID Vaccination Deadline Arrives for LAUSD Employees

LOS ANGELES—Today, Nov. 15, is the deadline for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with those who fail to meet the requirement facing possible termination. It was not immediately known how many LAUSD employees have not yet complied with the mandate. An LAUSD representative said data was still being…