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BAD NEWS FROM THE STATE.WHY THEIR WAIVERS FOR IN- PERSONLEARNING WERE REJECTED.PLUS..

THE COVID RELIEF BILL ISEXPECTED TO PASS BY THE END OFTHEWEEK.HOW THAT MONEY COULD MAKE ITINTO THE HANDS OF SAN DIEGANSSTILLSTRUGGLING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.AND..

THIS WEEK MARKS THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PANDEMICLOCKDOWNS IN SAN DIEGO.DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO HAVE BEENON THE FRONTLINES OFHEALTHCARE, AND GRIEF, SHARETHEIR EXPERIENCES OVERTHE PAST YEAR.SEVERAL NORTH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICTS HIT A WALL IN THEIREFFORT TO BRING STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS BACK INTO THECLASSROOM.GOOD EVENING, I'M KIMBERLY HUNT.AND I'M STEVE ATKINSON.THREE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS HADTHEIR WAIVERS TO PARTIALLYREOPENREJECTED BY THE STATE.AS ABC 10 NEWS REPORTER RACHELBIANCO SHOWS US, PARENTS ANDSUPERINTEDENTS SAY THEY WEREBLINDSIDED.THIS AFTERNOON, CARLSBAD'SSUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCED,HE SAYS NO.THEY GAVE A WHOLE LIST OFSPECIFIC REASONS THAT HAD NEVERBEEN PART OF IN HE REOPENINGREQUIREMENT.ONE OF THE REASONS STATEDSCHOOLS COULD ONLY OPEN WITH ARATIO OF ONE TEACHER PER 15STUDENTS.SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THAT IS NOTPOSSIBLE WHEN STUDENTS HAVEMULTIPLE SUBJECTS, PARENTS AREPLEADING WITH THE GOVERNOR TOMEET WITH THEM.