EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 29
Jul y 09, 2020
SB schools will reopen August 3 in distance lear ning model
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The SBCUSD Board of Education unanimously approved the reopening of the 2020-2021 school year in a distance learning model on August. 3. Students will be brought back onto campus in limited capacity to connect with educators only when and if it is deemed safe by the Board and County Department of Public Health. Extended distance learning will be offered to interested families who prefer their child(ren) stay home. By Maryjoy Duncan
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he San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved the re-opening of the school year on August 3 in a distance learning model in light
of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases countywide. The decision was made primarily with the safety of students, staff and the community in mind. At a later date students will return to campus to connect with
educators in a limited capacity only when and if the County Department of Public Health and the board deem it safe to do so; a date has not been determined due to the fluid nature of the coronavirus. Safety protocols such as sufficient face coverings, PPEs,
face shields, and hand sanitizers will be in place at each school site before students will be allowed to return. Extended distance learning will Schools, cont. on next pg.
Muñoz, son of immig rants, to lead UC Merced
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he son of an immigrant from Mexico and a firstgeneration college graduate, Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz holds two UC degrees. He returns to the UC family from the University of HoustonDowntown (UHD), where he has served as president since 2017.
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“I join you filled with excitement, curiosity and a deep and personal commitment to ensuring that UC Merced continues to transform lives, just as the University of California has transformed mine,” he says in his welcome video. A Los Angeles native, Muñoz grew up hearing stories about the San Joaquin Valley from his father, who moved there from Mexico to pick grapes in the 1950s. Muñoz's academic pursuits span California’s higher education system. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UC Santa Barbara, a masMuñoz, cont. on next pg.