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In addition to their lesson plans, teachers are now required to be vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19, according to a mandate issued last week by Governor Gavin Newsom. The policy will impact both public and private schools and will impact teachers and administrators as well as support staff, such as cafeteria PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES BRIAN STUDIOS workers, custodial workers, and volunteers. “We think this is the right thing to do, and we think this is a sustainable way to keeping our schools open and to address the number one anxiety that parents like myself have Noah Gonzalez, Troop 722, Castro Valley, achieved for young children,” said Newthe Eagle Scout rank on May 19, 2021. For his Easom at an event last Wednesgle project, Noah planned and organized a 130 day. “That is knowing that the square foot paver walking path at Our Lady of schools are doing everything Grace Church & School. The project was completin their power to keep our kids ed over seven workdays with 226 volunteer hours. safe.” Noah is a 2021 graduate of Bishop O’Dowd High In-person instruction for School. He will attend Saint Mary’s College of CaliCastro Valley schools returned fornia in the fall. Noah is the son of Michael & Mariin April after nearly a year sa Gonzalez of Castro Valley. strictly behind computer screens. Of the three groups that provide education in Castro Valley—Castro Valley Unified, Redwood Christian, Elika Unti of Castro Valley, founded in 1849 and is a com- Oakland Diocese—CVUSD’s California, was named to the prehensive university offering 16 campuses were last to bring large numbers of students and dean’s list for the Fall 2020 undergraduate, graduate and teachers back to the classroom. and Spring 2021 terms at professional programs in By contrast, CVUSD was the Pacific University in Forest the liberal arts and sciences, first to adopt the policy of vacGrove, Oregon. business, education, health cinating teachers or frequent professions and optometry. Pacific University was testing before the Governor’s statewide mandate announceCOMMIT YOUR FAMILY TO BE FIT! ment. We Are Different From Other Fitness Clubs. “All employees are We Have A Safe Family Atmosphere! required to be vaccinated for Hot Tub Open • Gym Open • Over 40 weekly Exercise Classes COVID-19. Until verified as
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HAVE A NEWS TIP? SHARE IT WITH US! EMAIL: FILESFORFORUM@GMAIL.COM fully vaccinated, all unvaccinated employees will be required to test weekly for COVID-19,” said Castro Valley Unified School District Superintendent, Parvin Ahmadi. The district currently offers weekly testing at the Center for the Arts lobby on Redwood Road from Monday through Friday from 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Mark Mladinich, who currently serves as Castro Valley Teachers Association President, said his members support the district’s choice. “Unvaccinated people in Alameda County are becoming infected at eight times the rate of those who are vaccinated,” Mladinich told the Forum. “Since we have no more social distancing protections in our schools, we strongly support extra safety precautions for those staff who are unvaccinated. Our goal is to keep our students, staff, and the community safe, and mandatory testing contributes to this goal.”
The most recent concern is the Delta variant of the coronavirus. The variant typically impacts the upper airways more than the original strain even in individuals who are fully vaccinated. Even those who are even partially vaccinated may contract COVID-19, be asymptomatic, and not feel its effects. While FDA-approved vaccines are available for people ages 12 and older, state health officials are requiring all students to wear face coverings indoors and in close proximity to others and to try to remain socially distant to prevent the virus from spreading. “Schools will have a mixed population of both people who are fully vaccinated and people who are not fully vaccinated,” said Dr. Tomás Aragón, State Public Health Officer and Director. “These variations require K-12 administrators to make decisions about the use of COVID-19 prevention
strategies in their schools to protect people who are not fully vaccinated. Together with local public health officials, school administrators should consider multiple factors when they make decisions about implementing layered prevention strategies against COVID-19.”
By the Numbers Vaccines Distributed: State: 45,379,645 Alameda County: 2,172,094 Castro Valley: 50,512 Confirmed Cases: State: 4,033,659 Alameda County: 102,101 Castro Valley: 3,068 Deaths: State: 64,194 Alameda County: 1,302 as of August 16, 2021
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