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Processing plant explosion risk prompts school closures, evacuation orders
A processing plant fire in Salinas poses explosion and ammonia release risk, prompting school closures and orders to evacuate or shelter.Read More
OUSD offers paltry response to criticism over school closure, merger decision
Officials with the Oakland Unified School District issued a brief, two-sentence response Saturday to criticism from the teachers’ union and community members about the board’s decision Friday to uphold...Read More
Covid outbreaks force rural California school closures
Just weeks after schools reopened for the school year, some rural California campuses are closing temporarily to stop Covid outbreaks from spreading among students and staff. This week, at...Read More
MDUSD to discuss status of school reopening plans in virtual meeting
The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday will discuss the status of plans to reopen schools in the district that have remained closed since last year...Read More
City extends mental health resources to SF school district students, families
San Francisco Unified School District students and their families will now be eligible to receive mental health resources provided by the city as schools remain closed, Mayor London Breed...Read More
Polling reflects majority support Newsom’s handling of education issues in pandemic
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has completely upended education at all levels, the majority of California voters support Gov. Gavin Newsom’s handling of education issues, according to...Read More
Jack Dorsey donates $10 million to bridge digital divide for Oakland students
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stunned Oakland schools and city leaders on Friday with a $10 million donation to a campaign aimed at providing computers and internet access to all...Read More
West Contra Costa adds supper to free student meals during school closures
Students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District counting on the daily student meal program being provided during the novel coronavirus pandemic closure will now get supper, too,...Read More
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt permanent school closures and charter school co-locations that they say would further...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: second person dies in Santa Clara County, more schools close, officials scramble to provide relief
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday, which frees up funding and resources to combat the spread and impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic for U.S....Read More
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed to student instruction as of Tuesday....Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...Read More
San Francisco shuts down all public schools for three weeks
Update: 9:07 p.m. San Francisco school officials late Thursday afternoon announced that seven students at Glen Park Elementary School reported with respiratory illnesses. The school district is immediately closing...Read More
Bay Area coronavirus updates: March 10
The number of Bay Area residents infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has reached 86 confirmed cases, with at least an additional four presumed positive. That number...Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
School closes for cleaning after 155 students report flu symptoms
A middle school in San Francisco’s Richmond District will be closed Friday after multiple students reported having gastroenteritis symptoms, San Francisco Unified School District official said. Since Wednesday, 155...Read More
McClymonds High School students to attend other campuses during contaminant testing
Oakland Unified School District officials said Monday they hope to reopen McClymonds High School next week following a multi-day campus closure due to concerns of a toxic chemical in...Read More
No TCE yet found in Oakland school air samples, testing continues into week
Dozens of air samples taken Saturday at more than 50 spots throughout the McClymonds High School campus school buildings showed no evidence of airborne trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, in...Read More
McClymonds High School remains closed through week amid chemical vapor concern
Oakland Unified School District officials indicated Thursday that McClymonds High School will be closed at least into next week while Alameda County environmental health officials test for the presence...Read More