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Helping students, families navigate mental health: $4M grant will target challenge of finding services
Santa Cruz County’s Office of Education and Behavioral Health Division received a $4 million grant to improve access to mental health treatment for youth. School officials and mental health providers say it’s coming at a time when the need for such services has increased due to the pandemic.
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How to sign up children ages 5 to 11 for the COVID-19 vaccine in Santa Cruz County
Parents and guardians started signing up their children ages 5 to 11 for the COVID-19 vaccine this week after a final panel of experts approved the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. County officials will launch their vaccine program for the age group Monday.
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Santa Cruz voters will decide Tuesday if children’s fund becomes permanent, gets increased revenue
If passed, Measure A would direct more funding from the cannabis business tax into the Santa Cruz Children’s Fund and insulate it from the whims of the city council.
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County Office of Education answers parents’ questions about vaccine safety, rollout for youth ages 5 to 11
During two town halls this week, medical professionals and school officials took questions from parents and guardians about COVID-19 and the vaccine. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration OK’d the vaccine for emergency use, which leaves final approval up to the CDC. If the agency clears it, the vaccine could be distributed as early as Wednesday to children ages 5 to 11.
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Half of the new SRO solution in place at Aptos High: Officer hired, mental health clinician still to come
A school resource officer started his second week working at Aptos High School after the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees voted in September to reinstate the position at two high schools. PVUSD officials didn’t respond to requests for information about Watsonville High’s implementation of the program.
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Will big changes shape up California schools?
Big things are happening in California’s public schools but whether they improve the educations of nearly 6 million children is still unclear.
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UPDATE: Approval one step closer for Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds; here’s what to expect in Santa Cruz
As the FDA prepares to approve an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for younger children, Santa Cruz county officials and parents are not only preparing for the influx of people seeking appointments, but they’re also adjusting to a new phase of the pandemic.
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Not on the menu: Halal, kosher options limited in California school lunches
While the state is the first to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, California schools aren’t required to provide meals that adhere to students’ religious or cultural beliefs. This has an especially big impact on Muslim students.
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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.