Millions of test kits were sent to families before and during winter break but millions more were not — raising concerns about school safety now that the state’s 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms amid soaring rates of COVID cases.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.As the number of COVID-19 cases surge in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials are facing criticism for failing to deliver on a promise toMillions of test kits were sent to families before and during winter break— raising concerns about public school safety now that the state’s 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms amid soaring rates of COVID-19 cases.
The goal was to ensure students could safely return to campuses "knowing that they have not contracted the disease over the holidays," Newsom said at the time. "Too many California kids went back to school this week without knowing whether they’re spreading the highly contagious Omicron variant," the editorial said.
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