Students to campus on April 26

By Ani Torosyan, Editor in Chief

Students will return to campus on April 26, the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) and Glendale Unified School District announced in a statement. The “tentative agreement on a hybrid return” for the remainder of the school year includes the following:

○ Enforceable face masks rules: meals and snacks occur outside of classrooms
○ 6 foot physical distancing throughout campus without exception
○ Enforceable cleaning protocols and access to PPE, including hand sanitizer and
masks for students and staff
○ School tours will not enter classrooms
○ Safe workspaces for nurses, teacher specialists, counselors, and service
providers
○ Outdoor instructional spaces and outdoor workspaces/offices on every campus
○ Student vaccinations facilitated by GUSD as soon as students become eligible
○ Limits on number of cohorts/groups per teacher and per day
○ Limits on number of campuses per teacher specialist, nurse, or counselor
○ Chromebooks and headsets for in-person students