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New Protocols for Spring Semester

Important Update from Interim Superintendent Megan K. Reilly:

Dear Los Angeles Unified Family,

I hope your winter break was filled with rest, relaxation and quality time spent with loved ones.

In preparation for schools reopening on January 11, and in light of the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, we are making changes to our health and safety protocols.

Please note the following updates:

  • The first day of the Los Angeles Unified Spring semester for all K-12 students will now be on Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
     
  • Monday, January 10, 2022, will be designated as a Pupil Free Day for school site employees.
     
  • Los Angeles Unified now requires COVID-19 testing for all students and employees, regardless of vaccination status, before the first week back from winter break. All students and employees will be required to have proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to come onto campus on January 11.
    • Employees and students can get a baseline test beginning Monday, January 3, 2022.
    • For information on testing centers and to make a COVID-19 test appointment at a Los Angeles Unified site, please visit achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt or call the Family Help Desk at (213) 443-1300. While appointments are encouraged, no appointment is needed for Los Angeles Unified COVID-19 tests. For a link of operating hours by testing site, please visit achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt.
    • COVID-19 at-home rapid self-tests are available for K-12 students. Please pick up your student’s free at-home COVID-19 rapid self-tests on Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at any of our 63 Grab & Go sites. Each student may receive two self-tests. Please visit achieve.lausd.net/covid for a map of pickup locations.
    • Families may upload external PCR or antigen tests, or at-home tests. Please make sure to upload onto the student’s Daily Pass account no later than Sunday January 9, 2022.
  • Weekly testing will continue for all students and employees through the month of January.
     
  • Masking will be required at all times, indoors and outdoors. It is strongly recommended that all students wear well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire. All employees are required to wear surgical grade masks or higher.
    • Los Angeles Unified will continue to provide these kinds of masks to students and employees if they need them. Additionally, these masks will be available at our testing and Grab & Go sites.
       
  • Vaccinations remain a key element in reducing the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and communities, and will be required for students 12 and older at the start of the Fall 2022 semester.
    • Anyone 5 years or older is eligible for the two-dose Pfizer vaccine.
    • Booster shots are available for anyone 16 and older, at least six months after their second dose.
    • For information on available vaccination sites, please visit achieve.lausd.net/covidvaccineappt.
       
  • Daily Pass health screening is required for all who enter school campuses.

Keeping our schools safe is a top priority for Los Angeles Unified. We all have a role in keeping our schools safe. Thank you for doing your part. Your feedback and partnership are appreciated. As a united Los Angeles Unified community, we will work together to ensure the safety of our students. We also thank our families and employees for the ongoing support and patience as we continue to provide our students with the best possible education in the safest possible environment.

For more information about our Spring 2022 policies, please visit achieve.lausd.net/spring2022.

Warmly,

Megan K. Reilly
Interim Superintendent