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ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA - ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ CIty Unified School District (SCUSD) has informed it’s schools that they will be receiving a shipment of N95 masks from the State of California via the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Office of Education on Friday, January 14. Each school site will receive enough N95 masks to issue 20 of them to each staff member, along with contracted providers, volunteers, substitute staff, and also a backup supply for on-site needs.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District (SCUSD) is actively recruiting newly eligible substitute teachers thanks to a new state Executive Order to streamline the process for substitute teacher emergency credentials. This Executive Order will increase opportunities for more members of the public to serve in our classrooms. SCUSD schools have 39,759 children spanning grades kindergarten to 12th grade across 70 campuses citywide. 

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA – Today the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District declared that it has reached an impasse in its efforts to negotiate with the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Teachers Association (SCTA) over issues related to reopening schools for in-person instruction and independent study during the 2021-22 school year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district has submitted a request for an impasse determination from the Public Employment Relations Board.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA – The ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District took action at the October 12 Special Board of Education Meeting to require vaccinations against COVID-19 for both staff and eligible students (ages 12 and over) by November 30, 2021. 

The process to submit vaccination records, or to file an exemption for medical or personal beliefs, will be announced later this month for those opting to undergo regular routine COVID-19 testing.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA – ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District announced a schedule today for COVID-19 vaccination clinics that will occur before the District’s November 30 requirement for staff and students ages 12 and over.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA –  In an effort to assess pupil transportation safety and to tackle the problem of motorists illegally passing stopped school buses, ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District has partnered with to launch a pilot program. The district has equipped five of its buses with AI-powered stop-arm cameras to help deter drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA –  ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District (SCUSD) will be holding a COVID-19 Vaccine Safety & SCUSD Reporting Process Town Hall Webinar Event on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00pm. The webinar will allow community members and school district families to get answers to their questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for newly eligible ages 5-11, and the District’s new COVID-19 vaccination status reporting requirement for students and staff.

ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA - Following a racist incident at a school site, the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District is united in condemning racism.

The following statement was issued today by the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District Board:

“The ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District has a serious teacher shortage, which is made even more challenging by statewide a shortage of substitute teachers.