Oakland Unified Attributes Supply Chain Problems To Masks, But Says Student Demands Are Being Met

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OAKLAND, Calif .– Blaming supply chain problems, the Oakland Unified School District responded to a petition circulated among high school students in the district last week on Sunday, threatening to stop attending school if the district doesn’t do a better job protecting students from COVID-19[FEMININE[FEMININE

“We share the students’ concern over the peak in COVID-19 omicron cases,” the district said. “This concern is why we have distributed KN-95 and N-95 masks to all staff. We have also ordered enough KN-95 masks for all students. They will be distributed to students as soon as they are delivered. have had supplies for new covered dining spaces at dozens of schools, including new tables and shade structures, on order since, in some cases, last summer. significantly slowed down their delivery.

The district said that where the deliveries have been made, staff are already setting up the structures.

“Regarding testing, as we have been doing since last year, we have testing available for students at ten centers across the district,” the statement said. “We also do weekly group tests in elementary schools and run bi-weekly intake tests for our high schools.”

More than 150 high school students signed the petition, calling for KN95 masks for each student, twice-weekly COVID testing for everyone on campus, and more covered outdoor spaces for students to eat in in bad weather.

Students gave the district a Jan. 17 deadline to respond to their requests, most of which, according to the district on Sunday, are being met.

“And we will continue to work to accomplish the rest in the weeks to come,” the district said. “The best thing that all students can do to protect themselves is get vaccinated and get vaccinated. We’re offering vaccine pop-ups in multiple locations this month (as we did in November and December). We thank our students for standing up to these issues and sharing their concerns with district leaders. We will continue to follow the guidelines of local, state and federal COVID safety guidelines. ”

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