Back to school: SoCal students returning to campus today with new COVID safety measures. What you need to know - now on ABC7
The new rules from the county Department of Public Health require anyone who has had close contact with a COVID-infected person to be tested before returning to campus. Previously, they could return if they were fully vaccinated and did not have any symptoms., which applies to all public and private schools, also calls for masks to be worn in outside spaces where physical distanding is not possible.
Additionally, school staff will be required to wear medical grade or"upgraded" masks, as opposed to regular cloth ones. A majority of the roughly 80 K-12 schools across the county will resume classes. The Los Angeles Unified School District, however, will return next week.
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