Dear Westside Families,
This week the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health determined that it will follow the state’s recommendation “that counties with case rates at or above 200 cases per 100,000 residents do not extend waivers for the re-opening of classroom instruction for students in grades TK-6.” This week’s case rate in Los Angeles County was 355 per 100,000.
This does not affect Westside Waldorf’s Early Childhood (Nursery/Kindergarten) program’s schedule to open for in-person learning on September 9th.
We know how disappointing this news is to many of our grade 1 to 6 families, because we felt the same. It is unfortunate, but as the county explained, this determination was “based on the existing science and data that is guiding all of our decision-making. We need to ensure the health and safety of our children, school teachers, staff and all of their families.”
In a phone conference with the county this week, attended by Westside staff, the presenters made it clear that it is their intention to get the waiver application out to schools well before the county is calculated to reach the target case rate. This is to insure that there is sufficient time for schools to complete and have them approved so that they will be ready to open their doors as soon the target rate is reached.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will complete the application as soon as it is made available.
In order for Westside’s full grades program to return to campus the county must be off the state’s watch list for 14 consecutive days.
Warmly,
Leadership Council
