LA Delays Vaccine Mandate for Students Until Fall Semester

LA Delays Vaccine Mandate for Students Until Fall Semester
Students and parents arrive masked for the first day of the school year at Grant Elementary School in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education will postpone the deadline for full COVID-19 vaccination for students until fall 2022 as 34,000 students in the district remain unvaccinated.

“These are tough decisions, but we have options thanks to our LAUSD families’ outstanding vaccination rate,” board member Jackie Goldberg said in a statement after the Dec. 14 vote. “As we extend the vaccination deadline to next fall, we'll increase outreach to help families upload vaccination information, stay educated, and get access to life-saving vaccines and boosters.”

Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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