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for community By Deborah Peel
Health, Safety and Learning The North State Goes Back to School
Are our kids going back to school this year? That looming question has been on the minds of parents all summer long. With
many schools just days away from reopening, the an- swer is, yes, but this year back-to-school will look re- markably different! Because of increased numbers of COVID-19 cases, some counties that were planning on offering both online and in-person instruction are on the state’s “watch list,” meaning they may have to postpone the in-person options until numbers of cases go down.
While the COVID-19 pandemic remains active in California, school leaders have been busy studying guidelines from the California Department of Educa- tion and the California Department of Public Health. They have been keeping a vigilant watch on virus con- tagion data, consulting county Public Health officers, surveying parents and deliberating on the safest way to reopen schools. There is a lot to consider assuring the safety of our children, so there will be new health, safe- ty and learning options in every county.
After public school campuses were closed this past spring, the California Department of Education developed a comprehensive guidebook to help ed- ucators reopen safely. Stronger Together: A Guide- book for the Safe Reopening of California's Public Schools covers health and safety practices, instruc- tional programs and models, student and staff men- tal health and well-being, early learning and care, school services such as transportation and meals, and more. 8
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