California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out strict criteria Friday for school reopenings that make it unlikely the vast majority of districts will have classroom instruction in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic surges.
The rules include a mandate that students above 2nd grade and all staff wear masks in school. Newsom's new guidance mandates that public schools in counties that are on a monitoring list for rising coronavirus infections cannot hold in-person classes and will have to meet strict criteria for reopening. "The one thing we have the power to do to get our kids back into school?
Wear a mask, physically distance, wash your hands," Newsom said. The guidance says all school staff and all students in grades 3 to 12 will be required to.