If districts opt in, the policy would allow close contacts to remain in class without a quarantine. NOLA Public Schools district indicated they will not adopt the policy.
Officials are giving employees more time to report their vaccine status.
With FEMA cash aid limited to certain groups, grassroots organizations have mobilized to fill unmet needs.
Most cases are connected to K-8 schools.
The contract amount was increased from $500,000 approved earlier this year.
Among the measures was one calling for a study of Entergy New Orleans ownership and control. All items will have to go before the full council.
FEMA provides cash aid only to citizens and ‘qualified immigrants,’ a category that doesn’t include undocumented people, many on temporary visas or DACA recipients.
A lack of investment in hardening the grid and the unfulfilled promises of a new gas plant leave regulators asking whether the utility should have done more.
The district has hired contractors to complete “environmental clearance” assessments at 20 schools before students are allowed to return.
