I was hoping for innovation, an exciting hybrid model to safely reopen schools, combining outside classrooms with remote learning. While I have been on board with how Governor Newsom has handled the epidemic, I am crushed about his mandate calling for our children to continue with 100 percent remote learning this fall until Santa Barbara County is off the COVID-19 monitoring list.
But this is the reality, so let's act and crush it!
A county is flagged for elevated disease transmission criteria if: