Category: Newport-Mesa

Parents, Teachers Protest Newport-Mesa Unified Mask, Vaccine Mandates

December 16, 2021
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—A group of parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens gathered in front of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District education center in Costa Mesa, California, Dec. 14 to protest the continued masking of children within the schools and a possible vaccinate mandate. Of main concern was the current mask mandate in place for students,…

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Newport-Mesa School District Takes No Action on Resolution to End Mask Mandate

September 16, 2021
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The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees shot down a resolution Sept. 14 that would have defied the state of California’s mask mandate for K-12 schools. The resolution was requested by Chris Jones, a mother of three children who attend Newport-Mesa schools, as part of the Let Them Breathe campaign, a national organization advocating…

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Laguna Beach High Schools Will Remain Closed Until Virus Metrics Improve

February 3, 2021
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Some Laguna Beach high schools will remain closed until Orange County enters a less restrictive tier of the pandemic, and the local school board says it’s taking extra steps to help students struggling with remote learning. “Under the substantially stressful conditions of the pandemic, school-based mental health staff has used multiple ways to support students,…

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