Two weeks into the second semester, the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s (BHUSD) mass COVID-19 testing plan is undergoing its own stress test. After beginning the new year on Jan. 10 with a few positive daily cases, approximately 60 students are now testing positive for the virus each day. This week, district administrators are optimistic, predicting an average of 21 cases a day. With many students absent and falling behind, many parents called on the BHUSD Board of Education at its Jan. 18 meeting to institute a more data-driven response to the pandemic. The board agreed to hold a Town Hall for parents, educators, and medical professionals as well as a Study Session scheduled for Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. in an ongoing effort to keep students in classrooms and classrooms open.
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