On Monday, Pfizer announced it will seek emergency-use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. While there’s no official timetable, it took less than a month for that authorization to be granted for the adult version late last year.
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Students with disabilities across California stuck in limbo as pandemic drags on
Some parents are being forced to decide between risking sending their kids with disabilities to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic and getting all their needs met or keeping them at home and forfeiting their special education services.
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‘A proactive, preventative approach’: PVUSD’s leader explains why new campus safety plan is the answer
In an exclusive one-on-one with Lookout, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez calls the pairing of a school resource officer with a mental health clinician on the Aptos and Watsonville High campuses a “win-win.”
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Pandemic effects might have lowered baby IQs, study says
New research says less stimulation and peer engagement for children and stress on parents during the COVID-19 pandemic might factor into average 22-point IQ drop among babies.
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PVUSD board votes to return SROs to campuses but with twist: Officers to pair with mental health clinicians
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez says this pilot program is among other new safety measures that will be implemented. An emotional, divided crowd of more than 100 turned out at the Henry J. Mello Center in Watsonville on Wednesday night.
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Lookout Exclusive: Sheriff confirms previous incident involving murder suspect in Aptos High stabbing
A previous incident involving one of the suspects in the Aptos High murder case has been confirmed by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The Pajaro Valley Unified School District has not disclosed any information about that incident to the public — nor did it to the sheriff’s office prior to the killing of a 17-year-old student on Aug. 31.
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Younger unvaccinated Californians increasingly hospitalized with COVID-19
The age gap among those hospitalized with COVID-19 is causing concern among health professionals and bringing calls to get younger people vaccinated.
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Quarantining students could get more instruction with proposed independent study changes
The state legislature proposed changes to the independent study laws that had been disrupting school reopenings across California. Educators say the revisions will help but don’t go far enough.
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COVID testing was supposed to keep schools safe. What happened?
While the state and local health departments, and even many districts, maintain public dashboards of COVID cases, parents in some districts have no way of knowing if there’s an outbreak at their child’s school unless they’re contacted by contact tracers or school staff.
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A test of ‘Bonny Doon Strong’: Why a ‘sexually violent predator’ should not be this community’s next battle
As 30% of its population continues to either rebuild, mitigate damage or choose where else to go next, the state of California, via a private company called Liberty Healthcare, has dropped another bomb on the community of Bonny Doon. A Santa Cruz judge can bring sanity to the situation Tuesday, but the recommended placement illustrates that this is a system in need of overhaul.