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California students returned to classrooms this month amid a spike in Covid cases and changing protocols from the state. Some districts are running out of substitutes to step in for sick and quarantined staff. Teachers and students in some schools are demanding more Covid testing and calling for the distribution of better masks for teachers and students.

Teachers share what it’s like to be teaching during a Covid surge.

Guests:

• Zinia Gangopadhyay, Fifth-grade teacher, Oakland Unified School District
• Allison Paredes, Kindergarten teacher, San Diego Unified School District
• Diana Lambert, Reporter, EdSource

Read more about this topic from EdSource:

• California schools get off to a shaky start after holiday break
• High Covid rates, staff shortages and confusing legislation challenge schools’ reopenings