The spike in cases has prompted Los Angeles and Bay Area counties to mandate indoor masking, regardless of vaccination status. Advertisement“It doesn’t matter what a school district wants — it matters what parents want,” said Williams. Capistrano Unified School District, for example, said that it is still reviewing CDPH guidance and hashing out plans ahead of the Aug. 17 start date. “People here tend to be more on the cautious side.”Irvine Unified School District is also enforcing masking indoors, while offering virtual alternatives to meet student needs. In June 2020, the county’s health officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigned after residents vehemently challenged her mask mandate, leading to at least one death threat.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2021 18:45 UTC