"To be clear, there is no evidence that racial and ethnic minorities have an inherently greater predilection of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or dying from it when compared to white persons. A more accurate predictor of infection is poverty, and a higher likelihood of working at jobs that can’t be done remotely."
District and city officials said they will announce a plan next week.
Local school systems will have to adopt the minimum standards BESE approves Tuesday. It's unclear exactly how that will work in New Orleans schools.
The French government and local schools hope to get teachers here by January, after the president’s visa ban is set to expire.
A NOLA Public Schools survey found that only 49% of teachers felt safe to return as of the beginning of June. And COVID-19 infection rates have not improved since.
Legislators appear open to changing ‘user-pay’ funding system for criminal justice.
City sales tax collections lag 2019, but are not as low as projected earlier in the crisis, according to Cantrell official.
Jail compliance director tells federal judge that all inmates housed near Christian Freeman, who died last month while positive for the virus, have since been tested and cleared.
"This isn’t an issue that should have two sides. Given the preponderance of data in favor of mask wearing, it seems sensible to promote their usage. Countries that were early to adopt masks have controlled their epidemics more effectively."
Charter schools, which make up nearly all of the district, will release their own plans beginning next week, officials said.
