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By partnering with Clean Air Day on October 6, 2021, schools and school districts can start a new conversation about the causes of air pollution and practical steps to reduce pollution around students. School leaders (parents, teachers, administrators, etc.) are essential partners in improving the air quality at schools and within districts. By ...
Mar 4, 2021 · California’s make-or-break reopening has arrived. by Lauren Hepler, Ricardo Cano and Ben Christopher March 4, 2021. Parents drop off their childern as Assistant Principal Janette Van Gelderen, left, welcomes students at Newhall Elementary in Santa Clarita on Feb. 25, 2021. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo.
Oct 23, 2023 · Kids across California are getting a lot more time to play outside. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 291 into law last week, making a half-hour of recess mandatory for all elementary school students from kindergarten through eighth grade in the state. The new law will also prohibit educators from withholding recess as a form of punishment.
Aug 19, 2021 · Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators: State Guidance for New Laws on Discipline. We are writing to you today regarding the implementation of new laws regarding disciplinary practices, consistent with our shared view that all students—particularly African American students and others overrepresented in suspension statistics—deserve a school environment ...
Apr 14, 2021 · California's guidance is on-par with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC updated its guidance in April 2021 to only disinfect schools when there is a confirmed case of COVID-19. In the latest guidance, the California Department of Public Health recommends only disinfecting a school when a case has been identified ...
Feb 2, 2023 · February 2, 2023. Sacramento, Calif.— Senator Josh Newman, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, introduced his first education bill of the year, SB 291, which will ensure all K-8 pupils in California have access to a minimum standard of recess while prohibiting the withholding of recess as a form of punishment or discipline.
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“To-date during the 2021–22 school year, the state has weathered two COVID-19 surges while prioritizing the safety of students and staff and in-person instruction. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 (including pediatric hospitalizations) and disruptions to in-person learning, although never inconsequential, have been substantially lower in California than in comparable states.
