On Jan. 26, the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) held a regular Board of Education meeting during which Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy updated the community on how BHUSD stands as new COVID-19 cases are on the decline and stay-at-home orders have been lifted. With health conditions improving, parents inundated the public comment period with urgent pleads to reopen schools. A plan to possibly use the BHUSD campus as a community vaccination site only intensified the discussion. Many parents expressed concerns that the move could delay the safe return to the classroom.
On Jan. 27, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the L.A. City Council that if the decline in countywide infection rates continues to go down, the county may be able to reopen elementary schools for modified in-person instruction in a matter of weeks.
