Are schools in your California county required to teach students online this fall? Here’s the list
Here’s a list of California counties that were on the state’s coronavirus watchlist as of July 17. Schools in these counties, which are hard hit by the coronavirus, must begin fall classes teaching students remotely online, rather than allowing them to return to classrooms, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Schools can begin teaching in classrooms only when the county is off the watch list for 14 days. Thirty-two of California’s 58 counties are on the list, according to Newsom, who unveiled a series of rules that determine when students can return to classrooms and the measures schools must take to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and deal with any cases that occur.
Newsom made clear Friday that the online teaching requirement in watchlist counties is a mandate, not a suggestion. It applies to private as well as public schools.
Here are the counties on the watch list and being monitored by the state as of Friday:
Alameda
Colusa
Contra Costa
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kings
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Merced
Monterey
Napa
Orange
Placer
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tulare
Yolo
Yuba
Ventura
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