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LAUSD superintendent recommends postponing student COVID vaccine mandate

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LAUSD superintendent recommends postponing student COVID vaccine mandate

The Los Angeles Unified College District is recommending delaying the coed COVID-19 vaccine requirement till subsequent yr, Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho introduced Thursday.

The superintendent stated that, after consulting with well being consultants and the medical director, he’ll ask the Board of Training to push the mandate to no before July 1, 2023.

If accredited, the delay would align the nation’s second largest faculty district with the state of California’s pupil requirement for COVID-19 vaccinations.

“The power of our system to pivot reveals that we’re a science-based faculty district and the well being and security protocols we undertake are influenced by the skilled recommendation of our medical companions and public well being officers,” Carvalho stated in an announcement.

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He cited excessive vaccination charges amongst college students 12 and older, low virus transmission charges on campuses and LAUSD’s COVID-19 security measures for the district’s capacity to maintain in-person studying in place.

“We’ve excessive vaccination charges amongst our college students 12 years and older and with our staff,” Los Angeles Unified Medical Director Dr. Smita Malhotra stated. “We’ve demonstrated low transmission charges in our colleges with few outbreaks. And now, because the starting of the pandemic, not solely do we have now the existence of therapeutics to take care of COVID-19, however scientists even have a higher understanding of this virus.”

Carvalho’s announcement comes after California state officers this month introduced they’ll delay Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schoolchildren till 2023.

It additionally got here someday after L.A. County Division of Public Well being officers famous a rise in school-associated COVID-19 throughout the county following the spring break.

Nonetheless, LAUSD shared an announcement from Dr. Vladimir Manuel of the UCLA Medical and Translational Science Institute, who stated there was “no or very small quantities” of classroom transmission at LAUSD since January — even after lifting the masks mandates.

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“Vaccinations are and stay our best software to struggle towards COVID-19,” Carvalho stated. “For the rest of the varsity yr, we are going to additional enhance our pupil vaccination charges through accessible school-based clinics, whereas providing vaccines for all college students ages 5 and older.”

The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Los Angeles Unified staff stays in place, and the district says that every one staff who’re assigned to colleges are vaccinated.

The L.A. Unified Board of Training is anticipated to vote on the advice to delay imposing the coed vaccine mandate at a Could 10 board assembly.

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Suspect sought in fatal shooting of man in Los Angeles Co. neighborhood

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Suspect sought in fatal shooting of man in Los Angeles Co. neighborhood

Homicide detectives are searching for whoever shot and killed a man in Los Angeles County Wednesday night.

The incident was reported shortly before 11 p.m. in the 800 block of North Rose Avenue in the City of Compton.

Arriving deputies found a male victim at the scene suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

Detectives respond to a fatal shooting in Compton on June 26, 2024. (KTLA)

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release.

Video showed caution tape blocking off the neighborhood street lined with parked cars as detectives investigated the crime scene.

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No information regarding the suspect, or suspects, has been released.

The motive for the shooting was also unknown.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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Man targeted by follow-home robbers who led pursuit across Southern California

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Man targeted by follow-home robbers who led pursuit across Southern California

Two suspects who led police on a lengthy pursuit through Orange and Los Angeles counties Wednesday are believed to be connected to a follow-home robbery in Rancho Cucamonga.

The male victim, who did not wish to be identified, visited a Chase bank on Tuesday and withdrew around $2,000 in cash from the ATM for a birthday party.

He drove to his parents’ Rancho Cucamonga home and entered the house, leaving the cash inside his car.

That’s when he suddenly heard his car alarm go off. 

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“He said, ‘As soon as I sat down [inside the home], I heard the alarm go off,’” the victim’s mother recalled. “He said, ‘My car was broken into! I ran out and saw no one was close to my car.’”

A nearby home doorbell camera captured the suspects’ white SUV speeding away before the victim could catch them.

“In looking at home video surveillance, they were able to piece together what had happened and they spotted a white SUV which happened to be the Audi,” explained Maria Rodriguez a spokesperson from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. 

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Costa Mesa police officers spotted the white Audi SUV with license plates that had been stolen in Riverside. 

The suspects refused to pull over and led officers on a lengthy pursuit. They reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour while dangerously weaving through freeway traffic and surface streets.

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Rancho Cucamonga officers noticed the SUV and immediately contacted Costa Mesa police, alerting them the car may be the same vehicle used in the follow-home theft. 

“Sure enough, it was determined that, yes, it was the car we had seen from [Rancho Cucamonga’s] case the day prior,” Rodriguez said.

At one point during the chase, the driver pulled over, stepped out and surrendered to police. However, the passenger suddenly jumped into the driver’s seat and sped off, continuing the chase.

The car was later abandoned in Hawthorne and was located by police. The suspect, however, was nowhere to be found.

The victims said they’re glad one suspect was caught, but are hoping the second suspect is located soon before another person is victimized.

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“We were fortunate because no one was hurt,” said the victim’s mother. “But the money was gone and it was not a happy day for all of us.”

Crime technicians are investigating the SUV hoping to find evidence that will lead detectives to the suspect at large.

Anyone with information on the incident can call Rancho Cucamonga police at 909-941-1488.

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Another person fatally stabbed in latest Metro violence

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Another person fatally stabbed in latest Metro violence

A person was fatally stabbed just after getting off a Metro bus in South Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.

At 2:10 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the Metro station at Slauson Avenue and the 110 Freeway, a spokesperson told KTLA 5 News.

Once the officers arrived, they found that the victim and assailant had exited the bus together before they got into an altercation. The assailant pulled out a blade and stabbed the victim multiple times before fleeing, police said.

That victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Footage shared to the Citizen app shows the aftermath of a fatal stabbing near a Metro bus on June 26, 2024.

The attacker, believed to be a white or Hispanic man about 30 years old, was still at large as of 3 p.m.

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In a statement, Metro noted that “violence in the communities we serve spilling over onto our public transit systems continues to be an issue in Greater Los Angeles.”

“Metro extends its condolences to the family and friends of the victim,” the statement added.

This was the latest violent incident in or near Metro stations and vehicles in recent months. Shootings and stabbings have left several people dead, and in response, Metro officials are exploring the possibility of creating their own police force. It would supplant the LAPD, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and Long Beach Police Department, which are contracted to secure public transit for Metro.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.

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