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(Nov. 5, 2020, 3:55 p.m.) -- On November 5, Tincher parents (1701 Petaluma) whose children use the school's Child Development Center received notice of "at least one" confirmed case of COVID-19 in an [unspecified] person on Monday, November 2, 2020.
"This is a general notification to keep you informed and share that all of the safety protocols were in place and a separate exposure notification was given to parents of students who may have been potentially exposed," said the letter from Tincher principal Alma Black. "We are informing you of this circumstance in an abundance of caution and to ask you to closely monitor your child’s health..." As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, LBUSD has launched a COVID Dashboard providing public access COVID cases confirmed at LBUSD school sites since Sept. 1 among employees, students and vendors/visitors. As of Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m., LBUSD's dashboard indicates 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases districtwide among 25 employees, 11 students and 2 vendors. At present, only some LBUSD schools are open for CDC services, limited daycare and special programs. Districtwide, LBUSD schools remain closed to in-person instruction. Scroll down for further.] |
In an Oct. 23 message to parents districtwide, LBUSD Superintendent Dr. Jill Baker noted that LBUSD has been offering preschool and childcare services at various loactions ("focusing on students with special needs, beginning with various assessments and therapies") and said the district's "next phase" will include "more in-person instruction for students who have special needs, followed by a plan to begin bringing back young learners."
[Sup't Baker statement] Health data in Los Angeles County will guide the pace at which LBUSD is able to return students to school buildings. When L.A. County moves into the less restrictive red tier, the pace of students’ return to school can increase. Until then, LBUSD can only return students to in-person instruction via a narrowly defined waiver process, and the school district continues to explore this option. Dr. Baker said LBUSD "will continue to make instructional adjustments based upon feedback from students, families and staff."
Socially-networked parents on the Reopen Long Beach Schools Facebook page (roughly 1,900 members) continue to press LBUSD's administration and elected school board to re-open schools for in-classroom instruction. Dispatches on the group's Facebook page frequently note the small percentages of COVID=19 affected staff and students.
A separate Facebook group, Parents for Teachers LBUSD (6,600 members, mainly teachers) stresses the highly contagious nature of the virus, its potential to grow exponentially and urges caution to protect teachers and students (and their families) from becoming infected and passing the virus to others.
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