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State: Vaccines or testing for all school staff By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
All K-12 school employees will be required to verify vaccination status or undergo weekly testing this fall, according to a new order released by the California Department of Public Health on Wednesday. Citing concerns over the threat the delta variant poses to unvaccinated students, CDPH officials said Wednesday the order is necessary to ensure a safe and full reopening in the fall. California is the first state in the nation to instate this requirement ahead of the 2021-2022 school year. “To give parents confidence that their children are safe as schools return to full, inperson learning, we are urging all school staff to get vaccinated. Vaccinations are how we will
end this pandemic,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “As a father, I look forward to the start of the school year and seeing all California kids back in the classroom.” The new order will go into effect today, and school staff are expected to comply by Oct. 15. In a statement, CDPH Director and the state’s Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás J. Aragón said the new order will allow the state to fulfill its commitment of reopening schools this fall. “There’s no substitute for in-person instruction, and California will continue to lead the nation in keeping students and staff safe while ensuring fully open classrooms,” Dr. Aragón said in a statement. “Today’s order will help the state’s continued efforts to increase vaccinations, similar to the orders encouraging state and health care workers and businesses to get vaccinated.”
To show proof of vaccination, school staff can show their physical vaccination card, a photo of the card, documentation of vaccination from a health care provider or a digital record of the card, according to the new order. In turn, those who are not fully vaccinated will be required to undergo testing at least once every week using either PCR or antigen testing. The state will also require that schools comply with a universal masking mandate in all K-12 schools in the fall due to the number of children who remain unvaccinated. While children under 12 are not yet eligible for the vaccine, less than 41% of the state’s eligible 12-to-17-year-olds were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to a CDPH news release. In Santa Barbara County, only 36% of eligible 12-15 year olds were fully vaccinated as of Please see VACCINES on A2
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The California Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that all K-12 teachers and staff will be required to verify vaccination status or undergo weekly testing during the upcoming school year.
SB father charged with killing children Man allegedly inspired by QAnon, Illuminati conspiracy theories By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A Santa Barbara man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly taking his two young kids to Rosarito, Mexico, and killing them. According to a complaint by a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent, Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, believed he was “saving the world from monsters.” He allegedly used a fishing gun to pierce the chests of his 2-yearold son and 10-month-old daughter and disposed of the bodies on the
side of the road. He told investigators he was enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracies and had been receiving visions that his wife passed “serpent DNA” to his children, according to the federal complaint. His wife initially called Santa Barbara Police officers Saturday. The family had planned to go camping but instead, her husband and kids had left in the family’s van without a car seat. She did not believe the kids or herself were in danger but wanted Please see KILLINGS on A4
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Representatives from KBZ Architects and the Santa Barbara Unified School District gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon at McKinley Elementary School.
By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
As students at McKinley Elementary School start the school year next week, they may notice something different. The new-construction smell may hit them as they walk through the school’s doors, a cue that something exciting happened while they were gone. Administrators, carpenters and designers renovated a previously unusable room into a multipurpose maker space that Santa Barbara Unified School District staff unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. “We’re really looking forward to maximizing the result of all this hard work,” McKinley’s principal Dr. Elena GarciaYoshitomi said. “This will give us space for all of our students to become creative — using all that creativity going from science,
technology, engineering, art, math, and robotics, to energy and electricity.” She envisions a variety of classes in the space, like fiber arts to model-bridge building and more. The district utilized Measure J (2016) funds to make the project a reality. The area is shaped like an “L” with a clear Skyfold door connecting the two legs. The larger side could fit two classes whereas the smaller room could fit one. A hallway with bathrooms and cabinetry is attached. The space is equipped with ethernet ports every few feet, so devices such as 3D printers can be directly connected to the internet. Large televisions with built-in overhead sound will aid teachers’ presentations. The project’s designers at KBZ Architects said the largest
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An unarmed Minuteman III missile was launched at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Unarmed missile launched during Vandenberg test By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado cuts a ceremonial ribbon to open the maker space.
task was finding a place for the elevator. The second floor was previously inaccessible by Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, so installing a new elevator was integral to the project. The solution was to have the elevator open outside, and designers were able to focus on
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durability and history for the rest of their specifications. Former superintendent Cary Matsuoka attended the ceremony to see the transformation that began when he led the district. “The next generation has to learn so many different Please see MCKINLEY on A4
An unarmed Minuteman III missile was launched at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The operational test of the intercontinental ballistic missile was performed “to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness and readiness of the weapon system,” according to Air Force Global Strike Command. Col. Robert Long, the Space Launch Delta 30 commander, served as the launch decision
authority. He praised the Guardians and Airmen from across Team Vandenberg for the hard work and dedication that resulted in the test’s success. He said the contributions by the Guardians and Airmen are “vital to our nation’s security. “These test launches verify the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM weapon system, providing valuable data to ensure a continued safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent,” Col. Long said in a news release.
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