In second week of school testing, LBUSD reports 173 positive COVID-19 results
The number of cases and the positivity rate are lower than the first week of school, which saw 253 students test positive with a positivity rate of 1.2%.
LBUSD reports 252 cases of COVID-19 in first full round of student testing
The district’s COVID-19 positivity rate is 1.2%, which is lower than the city’s overall positivity rate of 4.7%, data shows.
In first week of COVID-19 testing, 171 LBUSD students test positive
The number of kids testing positive represents a small fraction, less than 1%, of the district’s total student population of 68,000, though it’s unclear how many students in the district are vaccinated and therefore not subject to weekly testing.
How LBUSD parents can sign up for free student lunches
Thanks to a statewide program resulting from a budget surplus, all 6.2 million K-12 students in California have access to free school lunches this year, including around 70,000 Long Beach Unified School District students
LBUSD board gives superintendent contract extension
Baker, who became the LBUSD’s first female superintendent in May 2020, has had to navigate the district through a pandemic, a nationwide racial reckoning and budget uncertainties.
What you need to know about LBUSD’s independent study option for those leery of sending kids back to class
Long Beach Unified will offer just one option for parents still leery of sending their kids back to class in the midst of a pandemic—and school officials stressed this week that it’s much different than last year’s virtual classrooms when schools were completely closed.
LBUSD will conduct COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated students
Superintendent Jill Baker said the decision was made in consultation with the Long Beach Health Department in light of the continued uptick in COVID cases in Long Beach.
Amid protests over mask and vaccine requirements, LBUSD trying to educate parents ahead of fall semester
The start of the fall semester is two weeks away, and Long Beach Unified officials are gearing up this week to prepare parents for what to expect, while at the same time a protest is planned against vaccine and mask mandates enacted to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
LBUSD to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or regular testing for employees
Students are not included in the new policy, but all faculty and staff will have to be vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID tests when school starts.
Long Beach author Elise Bryant has gone from writing for fun to signing her second book deal
Bryant’s books feature Black teenagers in love, the kind of positive stories about Black kids that she wanted to read growing up but couldn’t find.