In light of serious health and safety concerns triggered by the COVID-19 crisis, UTLA is demanding that LAUSD halt all new proposed charter co-locations for the 2020-21 school year and institute a moratorium on the approval of any new charter schools.
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Uber officials said today that the company will continue to offer discount trips for families traveling to any of the Los Angeles Unified School District's 64 Grab-and-Go food centers through April 3, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
An Open Letter from United Teachers Los Angeles Officers: We are in unprecedented times with the deadly spread of the Coronavirus and the linked destruction of the economy. The current crisis is showing, with devastating sharpness, the chronic crisis we have been experiencing for decades.
Last night Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California is now under emergency “shelter at home” protocols to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases in the state. On the same day, Los Angeles County and the city of Los Angeles issued their own orders.
Following new national, state, and local guidelines for containing the COVID-19 virus, LAUSD will not be opening the 40 Family Resource Centers. However, there will be 60 grab-and-go food distribution centers that will be open from 7 am to 10 am, starting on Wednesday.
Last Thursday, we called for the closure of all schools because of the need to proactively begin social distancing across the city. Our union took leadership and we were successful — with ripple effects across the country. As of now, no UTLA member is reporting to their regular work sites or school sites at least over the next two weeks.
This morning LAUSD announced plans to close all schools in LA Unified as of Monday, March 16, for two weeks. This is the right proactive step to slow the spread of the virus, make sure our hospitals are not overwhelmed, and dramatically reduce fatalities.