With symptoms of depression and anxiety having doubled during the pandemic, the advisory is to call attention to a “youth mental health crisis” and recommend resources to call on and actions to take.
Howard Blume
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Court order reinstates distance learning for group of disabled students; broad implications
The students had trouble receiving schooling and other needed services if they chose not to return to in-person classes.
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They stuck to their anti-vax beliefs. Now these teachers and school workers are out of jobs
All these school workers were willing to give up their jobs rather than submit to a COVID-19 vaccination.
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In Sacramento and elsewhere, parents protest California student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, keep kids home
In Sacramento, people crowded onto the steps of the Capitol on Monday after two Californians organized the protest. One parent said she plans to home-school her children rather than have them get vaccinated.
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Newsom orders COVID vaccines for eligible students, the first state mandate for K-12 schools
The COVID vaccine mandate would apply to students 12 and older after they become eligible for a fully approved vaccine.
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What we know about vaccine safety for schoolchildren as California sets mandate
Public health officials have said that the vaccine is safe for children and that getting them inoculated would help speed up herd immunity. California’s mandate for those 12 and over could take effect as early as January.
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California school COVID vaccine mandate: What to know
The mandate would take effect for grades 7 through 12 the semester after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the vaccine for children 12 and older, which would be January at the earliest.
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Gov. Newsom orders school employees to get vaccinated or be tested regularly
School employees must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to a regular test proving they are not infected with the coronavirus under an order from Newsom.
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California’s new vaccine requirement for schools: What you need to know
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday required that all school staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing, making California one of only two states with such a mandate. With the policy set to roll out Thursday, here’s a rundown of how things will look in schools.
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Delta variant is sucking the joy out of back-to-school 2021
Instead of a back-to-normal back-to-school, the coronavirus casts new shadows over the return to full-time, in-person schooling. A particularly troubling issue for parents in Santa Cruz County and beyond is that children under 12 are not yet eligible for a vaccine.