About 44,000 LAUSD students miss first vaccine deadline and risk losing in-person classes
Close to 80% of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are on track to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, school district officials announced Monday, raising concerns about the potential for thousands to be displaced from in-person classes for the start of the spring semester on Jan. 10.
The figure represents substantial progress — and officials hope many more students have been vaccinated, but simply have not yet uploaded documentation to the school district. About 225,000 students ages 12 and older fall under the mandate, half of the district’s enrollment. Based on the percentage, about 44,000 students have not met the deadline — either by getting at least one shot, obtaining a medical exemption or receiving a rare extension.
The experience of L.A. Unified, the second-largest school district in the nation and the first large system to approve such a requirement, represents an early test of compliance levels with student vaccine mandates. The vast majority of families appear on track, but the district faces logistical problems and difficult decisions if that number does not rise quickly.
Sunday was the district’s announced deadline for students to get a first shot, although they could get a first dose as late as the first week in December and still have enough time to get a second shot and achieve maximum immunity by the beginning of the next term.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-22/about-44-000-lausd-students-miss-first-vaccine-deadline-and-risk-losing-in-person-classes
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