LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE FAILING OUR CHILDREN
Welcome! Are you are frustrated with Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer’s recent decision to limit school waiver requests in LA County? Then this site is for you. This parent driven website was created to provide the latest news on the school waiver process in LA County and offer resources to parents and caregivers who want to advocate for their kids to safely return to class.
What’s Going on in LA County Now
LA County Officials have put arbitrary limits on school waiver applications.
LA County officials are handpicking industries to save while letting others fail -- including our children.
On August 28, 2020, Governor Newsom provided guidance for businesses and schools to reopen. According to these rules, private and public elementary schools in LA County can apply for waivers to reopen, under strict safety and social distancing guidelines.
However, LA County officials are playing politics and making arbitrary decisions which prevent the vast majority of students in LA County from returning to class—limiting the number of schools waiver applications to Kindergarten to 2nd grade and considering only 30 at a week.
In a County with 88 individual cities and thousands of public and private elementary schools, this will not come close to making a dent in giving students the education they deserve.
Learning Loss & Impacts
The impacts of keeping our kids out of the classroom are tremendous.
Research shows that the learning loss from the disruption in the spring can be equivalent to a full school years’ worth of academics for some.
We’re already seeing documented disparities in learning and access to education not only here in LA County, but across the nation. Access to education is a fundamental right that LA County officials are taking away from families.
What You Can Do
Call and Write to The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Urge them To Begin Immediately Allowing Waivers for Schools that Meet all Required Protocols and Guidelines in Areas of low COVID Virus Transmission!
The Board of Supervisors meet every other Tuesday:
You can provide public comment here
Call-in to address the Board: (877) 226-8163; participant code – 1336503 beginning at 9am
To view the Board meeting, click here
To send the LA County Board of Supervisors a formal letter, you can address the letter to:
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Executive Office
500 West Temple Street, #383
Los Angeles, CA 90012
To email the LA County Board of Supervisors:
kathryn@bos.lacounty.gov
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (5th District)firstdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Supervisor Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1th District)markridley-thomas@bos.lacounty.gov
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (2th District)sheila@bos.lacounty.gov
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (3th District)fourthdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Supervisor Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (4th District)