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Breaking: About 130,000 LAUSD students — approximately one-third of district enrollment — have been absent from school during the first days back from winter break. latimes.com/california/sto…
Teachers and employee absences have remained high, so administrators and substitute teachers have stepped in. All schools have remained open for in-person learning this week.

Supt. Alberto Carvalho said the district will continue to push information that schools are safe.
Supt. Alberto Carvalho said the issues confronting LAUSD are also hitting his home school district of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, with disruptive school conditions elevating student absentee rates and squeezing an already tight labor market. latimes.com/california/sto…
On Tuesday, 17% of students and 15% of LAUSD staff tested positive for the coronavirus, the district said.

The district operates the most ambitious school testing program in the nation, with more than 500,000 mandatory tests administered every week .

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