LA Unified Students and Staff Must Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Returning to School

LA Unified Students and Staff Must Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Returning to School
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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Students and staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to campus Jan. 11 regardless of vaccination or booster status, the district announced.

“In preparation for schools reopening on January 11, and in light of the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, we are making changes to our health and safety protocols,” the district said in its health guidelines updated Jan. 3.

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