News Update

San Diego Unified sets target reopening date for all grades

California’s second largest school district, San Diego Unified, is planning to resume in-person classes for all grade levels on April 12.

The district’s plan is contingent on Covid-19 cases and infection rates continuing decline, as well as on all teachers having access to vaccines.

In-person teaching will resume in a hybrid manner, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Students will attend school in person part of the day or part of the week and attend classes via distance learning the rest of the time.

Families wishing for their students to continue with only distance learning also will have that option.

“Our plan to reopen classrooms in April is the result of groundbreaking collaboration between our city, our county and our professional educators,” Richard Barrera, president of the district’s school board, said in a statement. “From the start of this crisis, we have remained committed to reopening when it was safe and responsible to do so.”

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Unified is targeting April 9 as a possible reopening date for elementary schools across that district, which is by far the largest in the state. However, that reopening date is also contingent on vaccine distribution to teachers and other school staff. Superintendent Austin Beutner described April 9 as an estimated reopening date, according to the Los Angeles Times.