Tag: Testing mandate

California Lawmakers to Potentially Enforce Regular School COVID-19 Testing Plan

SACRAMENTO—California is to potentially pass legislation that will require all schools to create a COVID-19 testing plan to prevent case surges and school closures. Senate Bill 1479, introduced by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), advanced to the state assembly Education Committee following a March 31 vote to advance the bill during a Health Committee meeting. The…


California Lawmakers Seek to Implement Regular School COVID-19 Testing Plan

SACRAMENTO—California could potentially pass legislation that will require all schools to create a COVID-19 testing plan to prevent case surges and school closures. Senate Bill 1479, introduced by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), advanced to the state assembly Education Committee following a March 31 vote to advance the bill during a Health Committee meeting. The bill…


LAUSD Students Return to Campuses Amid COVID Surge, Testing Mandate

LOS ANGELES—Tens of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students headed back to classes Jan. 11 amid a dramatic countywide surge in COVID-19 cases, but officials continue to insist on the effectiveness of infection-control measures on campus. The district required all students and staff to be tested for COVID-19 before returning to in-person…