The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education will postpone the deadline for full COVID-19 vaccination for students until fall 2022 as 34,000 students in the district remain unvaccinated.
âThese are tough decisions, but we have options thanks to our LAUSD familiesâ outstanding vaccination rate,â board member Jackie Goldberg said in a statement after the Dec. 14 vote. âAs we extend the vaccination deadline to next fall, weâll increase outreach to help families upload vaccination information, stay educated, and get access to life-saving vaccines and boosters.â
LAUSD previously voted to require all students over the age of 12 to receive both doses of the vaccine by Jan. 10 to continue in-person classes…