| (Oct. 3, 2020, 6:35 a.m.) -- Although LBUSD schools remain closed for all but limited classroom activities, LBREPORT.com has learned of at least five instances in September in which LBUSD notified parents/guardians that their children may have been exposed to COVID-19. Parents/guardians were told to quarantine their child for 14 days and take additional precautions (text below.)
LBREPORT.com sought the information from Sept. 1 to date under the CA Public Records Act. LBUSD produced communications indicating five instances in September. LBREPORT.com was already aware of two August instances (Millikan and Poly High) in which staff may have been exposed, reported on social networks. The five September instances that prompted parental notifications were at:
The letters all contained the following text: ...COVID-19 testing is NOT required for your child to return to school after 14 days of quarantine are over. If your child does develop symptoms, please contact your child’s pediatrician. If you would like to have your child tested because of this exposure and your child is not experiencing symptoms, the Health Department recommends waiting at least 7 days after the exposure before getting tested. If no symptoms have developed during the quarantine period, your child may return to school on [a date 14 days after start of quarantine.] [Scroll down for further.] |
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The information surfaces as a group of social-networked parents, Reopen Long Beach Schools (roughly 1,700 Facebook members) presses LBUSD's administration and elected school board to return to in-classroom activities. A separate Facebook group, Parents for Teachers LBUSD (6,600 members, mainly teachers) has urged greater caution to protect teachers and students (and their families.). In a September 29 editorial, LBREPORT.com called for the release of LBUSD COVID-19 infection data for all campuses.
On Oct. 1, LB's Health Officer announced changes to the city's Health Order. A City release stated: "The City will begin accepting waivers from public and private schools for in-person instruction for TK-2nd grades, consistent with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Public and private K-12 schools may continue to provide limited in-person services and instruction for students with disabilities, English learners, at-risk students and high-need students, limited to no more than 25% of maximum occupancy. Decisions as to whether to request a waiver is at the discretion of the private and public school systems in accordance with their ability to meet the criteria and adhere to all State legal requirements and labor law." What action(s), if any, will LBUSD take in response? On Oct. 1 LBUSD spokesman Chris Eftychiou told LBREPORT.com: "We do not have immediate plans to apply for a waiver."
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