{"id":153068,"date":"2021-02-20T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=153068"},"modified":"2021-02-20T13:28:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T18:28:23","slug":"calif-proposes-6-5b-deal-to-reopen-schools-by-early-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-proposes-6-5b-deal-to-reopen-schools-by-early-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. proposes $6.5B deal to reopen schools by early April"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalif-proposes-6-5b-deal-to-reopen-schools-by-early-april%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=153068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375596\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375596\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21049802375863-735x437.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a gate is locked at the closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. After weeks of tense negotiations, California legislators agreed Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, on a $6.5 billion proposal aimed at getting students back in classrooms this spring following months of closures because of the pandemic. (AP Photo\/Richard Vogel, File)\" width=\"735\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a gate is locked at the closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Richard Vogel, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:22 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, February 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>California lawmakers proposed a multi-billion dollar bill aimed to reopen schools by mid-April.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced the Safe and Open Schools Plan, which would allocate $6.5 billion in additional funding to the $6 billion in federal funding for school reopening. $2 billion of that budget would provide funds to kickstart in-person learning by mid-April, while the remaining $4.6 billion would be directed towards learning recovery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thx to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LASchools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LASchools<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUSDNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OUSDNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialSCUSD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@officialSCUSD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBSchools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LBSchools<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdschools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sdschools<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fresnounified?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fresnounified<\/a> for your input on our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SafeAndOpenSchoolsPlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SafeAndOpenSchoolsPlan<\/a> \u2013 \u201cThese clear guidelines from the state will help reopen schools in the safest way possible\u201d &amp; \u201ca step in the right direction\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AB86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AB86<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB86<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T6H6JJBEUN\">https:\/\/t.co\/T6H6JJBEUN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Ting (@PhilTing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilTing\/status\/1362811440302727168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The legislation would require elementary schools in red tier counties and below to offer the option for in-person learning to all students by April 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFoster children, English language learners, homeless children, those folks that are really suffering the most under distance learning,\u201d Ting said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, all schools would need to rollout COVID-19 safety protocols by April 1. School staff will be offered vaccines before returning to the classroom, however it is not required to reopen schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready for our children to be back in the classrooms,\u201d parent Stacie Bernard said. \u201cWe can do this safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parents pushing for schools to reopen cited their children\u2019s declining mental health, adding they\u2019re falling behind due to the struggles of remote learning. A San Francisco children\u2019s hospital reported a 66 percent increase in emergency room visits and a record number of children reporting suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Brizendine, president of the Oakley Elementary School District Board of Trustees, resigned after she mocked parents in a virtual board meeting that herself and other members thought was private.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to pick on us because they want their babysitters back,\u201d Brizendine said.<\/p>\n<p>Another trustee used expletives to explain how she would respond to a parent who confronted her about schools reopening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShame on you for saying those things about people, shame on you for belittling us,\u201d parent Claudine Zambrana said. \u201cThat\u2019s how most parents that I know feel right now, its a slap in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If passed, the bill would not force schools to reopen, but it would give the incentive of extra funding to those that do. The assembly expects to vote on the proposal Monday, but will require Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s (D-Calif.) signature to pass.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-man-freezes-to-death-inside-home-amid-power-outages\/\">Texas Man Freezes To Death Inside Home Amid Power Outages<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181260,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21049802375863-735x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Calif. proposes $6.5B deal to reopen schools by early April","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21049802375863-735x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Calif. proposes $6.5B deal to reopen schools by early April","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}