About 80% of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are on track to meet a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, school district officials announced Monday, raising concerns about the potential for thousands of students to be expelled from personal classes before the start of the spring semester on January 10. The figure represents significant progress — and officials hope many more students have been vaccinated, but simply haven’t uploaded documentation to the school district yet. About 225,000 students ages 12 and older are under the mandate, half of the district’s enrollment. According to current data, about 44,000 students failed to meet the deadline. Students are on vacation this week for an extended Thanksgiving break.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 23, 2021 05:01 UTC