LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - School bus drivers from the second largest school district in the United States led a noisy protest caravan through downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, demanding federal and state funding to help reopen schools safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The drivers from the Los Angeles Unified Schools District (LAUSD) were joined by other vehicles as they circled city hall and honked their horns. Earlier this month, the Los Angeles teachers union and local education officials agreed on a plan for resuming online-only classes at the end of August. Austin Beutner, superintendent of LAUSD, who joined the protesting drivers and other school staff, said investment was needed. We also need to test for the virus and provide contact tracing at schools because schools could become a Petri dish," Beutner said.

Source: The Star August 14, 2020 17:37 UTC