13 more LA County school districts may mandate student Covid vaccines

More than a dozen Los Angeles County school districts may join Culver City Unified and mandate Covid vaccines for students, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

During a press conference Wednesday, Los Angeles County Office of Education Superintendent Debra Duardo said that Alhambra, Baldwin Park, Beverly Hills, El Rancho, El Monte Union High, Lawndale, Los Angeles, Los Nietos, Mountain View, Norwalk, Paramount, South Whittier and Walnut Valley school districts may require the vaccine for eligible students, according to the article.

Currently, anyone 12 and older is eligible to be vaccinated against the virus, and children 5 to 11 could be eligible for the vaccination by the end of the year, according to federal health officials.

Culver City Unified in west Los Angeles County was the first school district in California to require that all eligible students be vaccinated against Covid-19, along with teachers and staff. Students and teachers also must be tested for the virus once a week.