Tag: LAUSD

New LAUSD Superintendent’s Policy History on COVID-19, School Choice

LOS ANGELES—Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Miami-Dade School District and the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), has a record of promoting educational outcomes, expanding learning options, and supporting COVID-19 mask and vaccination requirements in schools in Miami. Carvalho became one of the nation’s most sought-after education leaders during his 13…


LA Delays Vaccine Mandate for Students Until Fall Semester

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education will postpone the deadline for full COVID-19 vaccination for students until fall 2022 as 34,000 students in the district remain unvaccinated. “These are tough decisions, but we have options thanks to our LAUSD families’ outstanding vaccination rate,” board member Jackie Goldberg said in a statement…


LAUSD to Consider Delaying Enforcement of COVID Vaccine Mandate for Students

LOS ANGELES—In a move that would prevent more than 30,000 students from being forced back to remote learning, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board next week will consider delaying enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students until fall 2022. The district’s mandate currently requires all students aged 12 and up to have…


LAUSD Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19 policies in the nation, unanimously voted Dec. 7 to terminate 496 unvaccinated…


LA Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated—facing the risk of being banned from attending in-person classes come Jan. 10. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19…


Head of Miami-Dade Schools Chosen as LAUSD Superintendent

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Dec. 9 its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who has previously served as superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 2008. The LAUSD Board of Education unanimously voted in Carvalho’s favor in a closed-door meeting on Thursday. Carvalho will replace Megan K. Reilly, who has been serving…


Hundreds of LA School Employees Fired for Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: Officials

More than 400 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees were fired this week for not complying with the district’s vaccine mandate, officials confirmed. Board Vice President Nick Melvoin told the Los Angeles Daily News that more than 400 school staff members were fired this week. A spokesperson for the district told the outlet that…


Father Objects LAUSD Student Vaccine Mandate on Religious Grounds

LOS ANGELES—The father of a freshman student at Granada Hills Charter has brought a legal action against the school, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and Interim Superintendent Megan Reilly on behalf of his daughter, alleging the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate discriminates against the girl on religious grounds. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition filed Friday, Dec. 3,…


COVID Vaccination Deadline Arrives for LAUSD Employees

LOS ANGELES—Today, Nov. 15, is the deadline for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with those who fail to meet the requirement facing possible termination. It was not immediately known how many LAUSD employees have not yet complied with the mandate. An LAUSD representative said data was still being…


LAUSD Sued Again Over Employee Vaccination Mandate

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the nation, is facing another lawsuit against its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), a non-profit organization based in Wyoming, and six members of California Educators for Medical Freedom filed a lawsuit last week to challenge LAUSD’s mandating all…