“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.”
Category: Coronavirus
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School buildings may have to stay closed in phase two, district evaluating
District and city officials said they will announce a plan next week.
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State board of education to set COVID-19 minimum safety standards for schools Tuesday
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.
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French teachers bound for Lycée Français unlikely to make start of school year due to Trump visa ban, state agencies say
The French government and local schools hope to get teachers here by January, after the president’s visa ban is set to expire.
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‘Is it really safe to reopen schools?’ Educators, parents, students discuss concerns about reopening in virtual town hall
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.
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With funding uncertainties exacerbated by coronavirus, public defenders hopeful for permanent statewide solutions
Legislators appear open to changing ‘user-pay’ funding system for criminal justice.
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New Orleans lost over $50 million in potential federal relief funding due to move by legislature, official tells council
City sales tax collections lag 2019, but are not as low as projected earlier in the crisis, according to Cantrell official.
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Memo: Following death of inmate who tested positive, Sheriff’s Office says no new known cases of coronavirus at jail
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.
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Droplets, cloth masks and the Broad Street pump
“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.”
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District releases reopening guide, schools’ plans to come next week
Charter schools, which make up nearly all of the district, will release their own plans beginning next week, officials said.