LA schools will not reopen campuses for start of school year amid coronavirus spike
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles campuses will not reopen for classes on Aug. 18, and the nation's second-largest school system will continue with online learning until further notice, because of the worsening coronavirus surge, Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Monday.
The difficult decision became unavoidable in recent weeks, Beutner said, as coronavirus cases have skyrocketed in Los Angeles County, and the district cannot come close to protecting the health and safety of some half a million K-12 students and about 75,000 employees.
"Let me be crystal clear," Beutner said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We all know the best place for students to learn is in a school setting." But, he said, "we're going in the wrong direction. And as much as
