Los Angeles, San Diego Public Schools to Hold Classes Entirely Online in the Fall

Signs outside Sir Francis Drake High School show that the school is closed because of COVID-19 in San Anselmo, Calif., on March 31, 2020. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Los Angeles and San Diego public schools announced they will remain closed and continue to rely on remote learning this fall, citing the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Southern California.

“The skyrocketing infection rates of the past few weeks make it clear the pandemic is not under control,” a joint statement from San Diego Unified and Los Angeles Unified School Districts (LAUSD) reads.