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These Fresno County Schools May Be The First to Open for Students

Two small Sierra schools seeking to reopen for classes on campus might get their wish as early as next week, Fresno County interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra said Friday. Big Creek Elementary and Hume Lake Charter School officials are asking to be excused from the July state mandate that...

These Clovis Unified Kids Will Be Back at School Starting Monday

Some of Clovis Unified School District's most needy students will return to school starting Monday, spokeswoman Kelly Avants says. About 300 severely disabled students of all ages and preschoolers and kindergartners enrolled in the Program for the Acquisition of Language and Social Skills will come individually to campus no more...

Mojave Desert School Opens, So Why Not Big Creek Elementary, Hume Lake Charter?

Lucerne Valley Elementary School opened its doors last Thursday to in-person instruction for nearly 200 students, even though San Bernardino County is on the state's watchlist for counties with high rates of coronavirus infections. Listen to this article: The county has had twice as many reported COVID-19 cases and deaths...

Internet Problems Snag Start of New School Year in Fresno

On the first day of the new school year for Fresno Unified and Clovis Unified students on Monday, school officials quickly learned just how tenuous the distance learning connection between students and teachers could be. Fresno Unified School District website servers couldn't handle the demand and had to be shut...

Public Health to Immanuel Schools: See You in Court

The Fresno County Public Health Department will seek a Superior Court injunction next week to order Immanuel Schools of Reedley to stop in-person instruction, director David Pomaville said Friday. The department issued a public health officer order on Thursday — the same day the private K-12 school district opened for...

Fresno County to Seek Reopen Waivers for Big Creek, Hume Lake Schools

Two tiny Sierra mountain schools in eastern Fresno County might get to open for classes after all. Fresno County Public Health director David Pomaville said Friday that his department next week will ask the California Departments of Public Health and Education to consider allowing in-person instruction for students in kindergarten...

Fresno County Public Health to Immanuel Schools of Reedley: Stop In-Person Instruction Now

The Fresno County Public Health Department on Thursday issued a health officer order to Immanuel Schools of Reedley to immediately close schools to in-person instruction, which began Thursday morning, or face sanctions and possible closure. Violating the order could result in fines of up to $1,000 a day and other...

Bitwise’s PodUp Helps Families Share Online Schooling, Childcare

When schools abruptly closed last spring to stem the initial spread of the coronavirus, Michelle Skoor and Skoor's wife were faced with the same challenges as other parents of preschool and school-aged children — how to care for their kids and keep them engaged and learning with online school, while...

Want to Help Your Child Manage School Stress? Tune in Thursday

Distance learning, which students across Fresno County will resume when their new school year starts this month, has created anxiety, depression, and other emotional responses from kids, leaving many parents searching for help. A webinar hosted by Community Medical Centers' Health Watch in partnership with ABC30 will answer parents' questions...

#Central4Kids to Link Students on Distance Learning with ‘Caring’ Adult

Central Unified School District students who are doing their schoolwork at home until schools can reopen will have more people on their side to make sure things are going OK. The district, in partnership with its teachers and classified employees unions, is launching #Central4Kids, a program that will match each...

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