Abdullah Muhammad entered the gates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola as a 25-year-old with a freshly issued life sentence. At intake, before he was issued a prison jumpsuit, guards searched him and told him to disrobe. “Anytime anyone forces you to take your clothes off, it’s traumatizing,” Muhammad said. He remembers feeling tense […]
Category: Coronavirus
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NOLA Public Schools reinstates indoor mask recommendation
The recommendation takes effect as most schools are winding down for the year.
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School cases rise again in final report
The final report comes a few weeks shy of the end of the 2021-22 school year.
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BESE falls one vote shy of passing graduation waiver
LEAP testing requirements were waived in 2020 and 2021. Some argued that current seniors deserve the same break.
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COVID cases more than double in NOLA Public Schools
More than one-third of the cases came from one high school.
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NOLA Public Schools tracking 49 COVID cases
Case counts remain low, but numbers have been increasing over the past several weeks.
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NOLA Public Schools district reports 27 ‘active’ COVID cases, though numbers don’t square with reported positivity
District COVID-19 reporting does not reflect test positivity rate after shift to state metrics.
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In final report, district shows few COVID-19 cases but it’s unclear how many schools are reporting
Only four schools reported cases or quarantines. It’s unclear whether the majority of city public schools submitted reports.
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COVID-19 cases appear to remain low in NOLA Public Schools, though reporting has changed
A NOLA Public Schools press release appeared to suggest that some schools may no longer be reporting their numbers to the district.
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COVID-19 cases drop again in schools as city, district lift restrictions
The district dropped its universal masking recommendation and city officials lifted their vaccination or negative test requirement for certain businesses on Monday.