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Los Angeles Unified to receive all vaccines needed to reopen elementary campuses

Within the next two weeks, vaccines will be available for all Los Angeles Unified staff who currently work at school sites, plus those who work at preschools and elementary schools.

“The Governor has dedicated access for 25,000 additional vaccine doses for school staff in Los Angeles Unified over the next two weeks,” said Supt. Austin Beutner in his weekly Monday morning remarks. “This plan will allow us to complete during the next two weeks vaccinations for school staff who are already working at school sites, staff who are working with our youngest learners and those working with students with learning differences and disabilities.”

Access to these vaccines will go a long way in helping the district reopen elementary schools for in-person instruction by its target date April 9. It remains unclear, however, if inoculated teachers and staff must wait for maximum immunity.

Negotiations with the district’s teacher union also play a crucial role in whether LA school reopen. Talks are scheduled for this week.

Meanwhile, a select group of LA Unified students, including students with disabilities and English learners, will return to campuses this week for small-group and one-on-one instruction in person for the first time since December.


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