. >>> oakland unified school district announcing minutes ago that instruction will begin next school year with virtual learning. good evening. >> the school year will begin on august 10 and students will be learning and communicating with their teachers online similar to the way they did at the end of the last school year . the district says it will spend the first four weeks of the school year figuring out how to reintroduce in-person and blended learning. >> the transition to blended learning will depend on specific safety and we will use and prioritize in-person instruction such as for special education students and other vulnerable groups. >> the district has set a goal for distributing computers to every student who needs one and providing internet access. however, they do not anticipate meeting the goal by the first day of school. >> world's largest aids conference is focusing entirely on fighting covid-19. experts including doctor rick gathered online instead of here in the bay area to discuss the latest in vaccines, research and the need for masks. >> when it comes to the 23r

>>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we are over rely. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing. we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my students return i would often come to me with questions about race about

>>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we are over rely. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing. we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present form has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my students return i would often come to me with questions about race about

>>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we are over rely. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing. we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my students return i would often come to me with questions about race about

>>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we are over rely. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing. we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my students return i would often come to me with questions about race about

the oakland unified school district released a statement saying we will continue to work with oea to reach a compromise to make sure the students and oea members are positioned for success. >> oea wants to reach an agreement by next monday. a union representative told t t that's being discussed now and the priority is providing quality education for the students. >>> on our storm watch tonight, about two hours ago, isaias officially became a hurricane. the storm is currently nearing the bahamas and could come close to florida on saturday. the state has already shut down some covid-19 testing sites and is working on a plan for social distanced evacuation centers. >>> here's the scene storm trig mud slides. nearly half a million homes and businesses on the island are without power tonight. >>> and we've seen these things come ashore lately. paul heggen has been tracking the storm's path. this. is looking like it'sing to avoid direct landfall in florida. hurricane hunters found hurricane force winds. it's going to track toward the bahamas for the next couple days. the national hurricane

. >>> we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of alameda county, oakland unified school district answering the question that a lot of parents have been asking, when will the kids go back to school? good evening. >> let's get you right to betty yu . >> reporter: we are already getting pushback to this plan that was just released in the oakland unified school district said the first day of school this year will not be filled with the kind of joy that parents and teachers traditionally look forward to because of the pandemic and we learned moments ago in the virtual press conference that the first day of school in oakland will be exactly one month from today and it will start with distance learning for all students in the district plans to introduce phases of blended learning where students will attend school in person and do some distance learning and this is the hybrid model and the district says it expects the first phase to last for weeks and it will ensure all school sites in oakland will have enough time to implement covid- 19 safety plans and the district is also encouraging

the oakland unified school district plans to begin instruction online for four weeks. in that time, school should be geared up to implement covid-19 safety plans. then the district intends to introduce phases of blended learning which includes in person teaching and some online learning. members of the teachers union say the plan focuses too much on the big picture rather than outlining exactly how to keep everyone safe. because there's a lot of spaces in their proposal that are left very vague where there are not real protocols line out for exactly how things will work. it is very sort of general on the safety question. there is more detail on their faces of learning which is fine but we cannot get to those phases until we have a state condition to return to. because the plan is not a done deal. on monday oakland unified will hold a virtual town hall meeting to get feedback from families and staff about the guidelines and plans. >>> another major issue facing schools. the federal government's threat to slash funding if they don't reopen fast enough to go as kpnx's dev

the oakland unified school district plans to begin instruction online for four weeks. in that time schools should be geared up to implement covid-19 safety plans. then the district intends to introduce phases of lended learning which includes in person teaching and some online learning. >> this decision was not an easy one to make as there are different needs for returning to class within our families and our staff. many of our families told us they don't feel culpable with students returning to class. many others say they want their students back in class pick >> special education teacher mark erica does not want to see his students back in the classroom. >> i am not confident to be there with any kind of hybrid model as long as you have contact in an institutional setting, you are having spread of covid-19. we have to know where the virus is. we have to do mass testing and tracing as a first step. >> the district says the timing of the transition will depend on science and safety. a districtwide survey in may found that 40% of families survey preferred all learning t

. >> reporter: but oakland unified presented its reopening plan last friday. all online for the time being. >> the plan that we've put forward said we're going to start in a distance learning mode and then we're going to gradually layer in. >> periodically assess where are we, which groups can we bring back on to campus. >> reporter: many oakland parents hoped to begin the year with in-person learning but others felt that getting back into the classroom was too premature. the teachers union put out its reasons for starting off with a distance learning plan. >> all summer we have watched as cases in oakland have continued to climb. >> so we decided as parents that the district's plan is not safe enough to bring our own children back to school this fall. >> reporter: the union said teachers would return to the classroom only after two conditions were met. >> until we see that those rates have dropped and have steadily dropped to near zero for 14 days straight, we don't even want to consider any type of in-person learning at all. no hybrid learning, none of that.

but we have to start that process of actually having a specific plan. >> oakland unified's superintendent spoke at thursday night's school board meeting. the first after a recent district survey found that 55% of oakland parents like the idea of half day in school, and half day distance learning. 53% like full day in school next day at home, and 51% like year round schooling. outside of those possibilities, the talk thursday was all about safety. during this meeting, and when we spoke with state superintendent tony thurmond on our 3:00 p.m. show. >> masks are on their way to each of our 10,000 schools. many have had it, the face coverings and the hand sanitizers and the thermometers. >> they have received the chrome books. >> the issue is, chrome books don't work that great with zoome works better. but sometimes you have the mute the participants. >> we will not see plans until july 10th. those are always subject to change depending on what happens with the pandemic. j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> a story we will continue to follow, j.r., thank you. in the north bay now, 32 people at a san ra

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening on friday. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news. >>where you heard gayle mentions, san francisco school teachers, the parents there and the teachers in san francisco, obviously very concerned about what's going to happen. one schools decide to reopen in the fall if they do right now the san francisco unified school district is working on how they should reopen school next month. so far tentative date is set for august 17th. the san francisco health department is also working guidelines for how kids could return to class and this could be a combination of students going back full time or distance learning where students are at home part-timer home 24 7, they're still working it out. >>the board of education is dedicated to opening at camp says based on what's best for students and families and staff that work in the schools. but we must be guided by what the science tells us and by what is economically feasible. >>and the district's been holding a virtual town halls and they're requ

but we have to start that process of actually having a specific plan. >> oakland unified's superintendent spoke at thursday night's school board meeting. the first after a recent district survey found that 55% of oakland parents like the idea of half day in school, and half day distance learning. 53% like full day in school next day at home, and 51% like year round schooling. outside of those possibilities, the talk thursday was all about safety. during this meeting, and when we spoke with state superintendent tony thurmond on our 3:00 p.m. show. >> masks are on their way to each of our 10,000 schools. many have had it, the face coverings and the hand sanitizers and the thermometers. >> they have received the chrome books. >> the issue is, chrome books don't work that great with zoom. and the google messenger service works better. but sometimes you have the mute the participants. >> we will not see plans until july 10th. those are always subject to change depending on what happens with the pandemic. j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> a story we will continue to follow, j.r., thank you. in the nor

. >>> more than 37,000 students and their parents at oakland unified now know what the fall school year will look like. ktvu's regularly is live with the details many parents have been waiting for. >> reporter: we are starting to see school districts all over the country really announcing plans to anxious teachers, parents and students. tonight in oakland officials say health and safety was the focus of their decision-making. >> we are starting with all students in distance learning. >> reporter: no students will be in classrooms when oakland unified starts the new school year august 10th. the district announced for up to four weeks all students will stay at home and learn remotely. some will be phased back into the classroom. those with the highest needs are returning first. >> the transition will depend on specific science, safety, student learning and support details. >> reporter: during the first month school officials will focus on safety and hygiene coming looting training for teachers. the oakland undivided campaign is working to get a computer and internet to every student who n

oakland unified schools open in a few days. today, teachers, parents and students alike will be getting a much better idea on how that will look when the district lays out that they are preliminary plans. oakland unified has worked through a number of scenarios. how the first day will look, not to mention the rest of the year. their top priority is safety of the students. options include distance learning. staggered enrollment with learning from both home and school during the week. we will also find out about meal plans for the kids. we will also find out how they will keep the classrooms sanitized. early this week, parents and district staff members held a car caravan demanding the schools remain close to during the pandemic. safety of the 37,000 students is priority number one, they have said. another issue is the district budget, which kyla johnson said is the worst reduction to education since the great risk traction -- the great depression. $35 million needs to be cut from osd budgets. there are lots of moving parts to co

just last week the oakland unified school board gave the green light to break up the district's police department at the end of the year. california state senator nancy skinner represents oakland. >>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we over rely. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing. we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my students return i would often come to me with questions about race about bias we have long v

ktvu's frank mallicoat joins us now with oakland unified, finalizing their reopening plans. frank, what can you tell us? >> i think you will agree, it is a brave new world when it comes to schools. especially in fall, parents and teachers alike will have a better idea how the oakland unified school district's plan will look. they will unveil it today. starts in four weeks. 31 days away. the summer went by fast. august 10 is opening day and oakland. oakland unified has been working through a number of scenarios for how the first day will look, not to mention the rest of the year. their top priority is the safety of the students. we have distance-learning the entire school year, or staggered enrollment with learning from both home and school. we will also find out about meal plans for kids, face coverings, and other ppe options in school. holly will keep the classroom sanitize. parents are no doubt very concerned. some of the parents and district staff members held a car caravan demanding that schools remain closed during the pandemic and oakland. 37,000 students should be the

just last week the oakland unified school board gave the green light to break up the district's police department at the end of the year. california state senator nancy skinner represents oakland. >>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it not increase safety and in fact neck to fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we olbermann lie. >>on the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing and we need to do better and just focus enough least only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis says officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer in richmond said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my return i would often come to me with questions about race about ious we have long very d

oakland unified taking a phased approach and it's not alone. we have live coverage from ktvu's greg lee. >> we are starting to see districts all over announcing plans to anxious parents, teachers and students. tonight in oakland, officials say safety is at the center of their decision-making. >> we are starting with all students in distance learning. >> reporter: no students will be in classrooms when oakland unified starts the new school year august 10th. the district announced for up to four weeks all students will stay at home and learn remotely. than some will be phased back into the classroom. those with the highest needs returning first. >> the transition will depend on specific science, safety, student learning and support details. >> reporter: during the first month officials will focus on safety and hygiene protocols. the oakland undivided campaign is working to get a computer and internet to every student who needs it. >> i think that's a victory for the students, parents and staff of oakland. it's the only safe thing. >> reporter: th

frank is here now to tell us what oakland unified will tell us later this morning. >>> it is going totoday. 37,000 oakland students, parents, and teachers alike all awaiting today's preliminary plans. summer flew by. the oakland school doors open in just 31 days, august 10th will be day number one. oakland unified is working through a number of scenarios for how the first day will look, not to mention the rest of the your. they took the public's input with over 1,000 families taking part. 50% of parents surveyed likes the idea of distance learning and half at school. 53% were in favor of a day in school followed by a day at home. we will learn about face coverings, thermometer checks and how they will keep the classrooms sanitized and of course safety is priority number one. parents are concerned. earlier this week, some of the parents and district staff members held a car caravan to voice opinions, demanding schools remain closed during the pandemic. planning the school year will be more difficult because $35 billion needs to be cut out of the budget. the superintendent said quote, i

the plan is not a done deal in on monday oakland unified will hold a virtual town hall meeting to get feedback from staff about the guidelines and plans. >>> the staff unified recommending city school start in the fall with distance learning for most students. they plan on opening gradually with a mix of online and in person learning. a final decision is expected july 28, three weeks before classes are set to start. >>> for the latest information on school reopenings in the bay area check out our special session on our website at kpix.com/backtoschool. >>> sonoma is the latest bay area county to be added to the covid-19 watch list due to a spike in the infection rate likely many new restrictions on indoor businesses coming next week. a look at the bay area counties on the watch list are contra costa, marin, napa, and sonoma with more than half of the counties of the 58 counties on the list. >>> the wait time on testing is ramping up with over 5 million covid-19 tests processed and nearly 300,000 came back positive. the strained testing capacity and according to kaiser resources are st

. >> reporter: when oakland unified announced that 60 employees had retired at the end of june, we weren't too surprised. you see every year at this time, oakland and san francisco unified resort to job fairs to try to lure new educators because every year, there's a shortage. this time, the interviews are conducted online. san francisco unified told us their vacancies are lower this year than in previous years. primarily because of the economy. >> in a recession, people are less likely to take risks, more likely to stay in the job they're in. that certainly is what we have seen in our district. the last time we had a seismic recession, and it seems to be what's happening now. >> reporter: but teachers we spoke to say some educators are having second thoughtsrning, gi the pandemic. marisa ramirezno that she'll be safe once she enters the classroom. >> access to adequate materials that we have testing done for every student and every teach and staff member on campus. that we have enough ppe equipment. >> reporter: teachers have been posting their concerns on facebook. michelle wrote, as muc

if they're not able to do that in school, it's not kinlds garten to me. >> reporter: oakland unified said it won't release its plans until july 10th. >> we're excited to hear that commit many, hearing from families and now we need to see action. >> reporter: today the american academy of pediatrics said evidence shows the academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person learning outweigh the risks from the coronavirus. one thing is cheer from this survey. the vast majority of parents said they didn't wants to see the same kind of distance learning their children experienced when the lockdown began. >> late this afternoon, santa clara county released the guidelines for schools to reopen there. adults must wear masks at elementary school but students will that be required to. students will need them at all times at middle schools and high schools and social distancing will be required in the doctor was asked about it and she gives fascinating insight into what has been learned about covid-19. >> the working hypothesis was that this virus was a lot like flu. when kids get the flu in

. >> reporter: but oakland unified presented its reopening plan last friday.ng. >> the plan that we have put forward says we're going to start in a distance learning mode, and then we're going to gradually layer in. periodically, assess where are we, which groups can we bring back on to campus. >> reporter: many oakland parents hoped to begin the year with in-person learning, but others felt that getting back so the classroom was too premature. the teacher's union put out its reasons for starting off with a distance learning plan. >> all summer we watched as cases in oakland continued to climb. >> so we decided that the district's plan is not safe enough to bring our own children back. >> reporter: the union said teachers would return only after two conditions were met. >> until we see the rates have dropped and steadily dropped to near zero for 14 days straight, we don't even want to consider any type of in-person learning at all. >> reporter: the second condition states the district must ensure the proper safety equipment is available and maintained througho

. >> reporter: oakland unified's superintendent spoke at thursday night's school board meeting. the first after a recent district survey found that 55 3% of parents like the idea of half day in school and half day sdns learning. 53% like one day in school and then at home. and the talk thursday was all about safety. during there meeting and when we spoke with tony thurman -- >> masks are on their way to each of our 10,000 schools. many have already gotten it. the face coverings, hand sanitizer. >> reporter: and her son has received a chrome book and she says there are still kinks to be ironed out. >> the one issue is that chrome books seem to not work that great with zoom. and the google messenger service works better, but there are down sides to it like not being able to mute the participants which is sometimes necessary. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >>> coming up next, the since t since t sin since ter nate of coronavirus. >>> and first let's check in with mike. >> a friday before a holiday weekend, i love the energy. and pretty take a look at what is going on. north b

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening on friday. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news with a little more than a month before the start of a new school year in the san francisco unified school district. >>parents faculty and staff say they're now concerned about exactly what will happen in the fall. right now the district is working with the health department on the best ways to reopen campuses as of now classes are set to begin on august 17th. some of the options on the table include a combination of students going back to campus full time 5 days a week or distance learning where students are at home part of the time or home all the time. the board of education could decide on a final plan next week. >>the board of education is dedicated to opening at camp says based on what's best for students and families and staff that work in the schools. but we must be guided by what the science tells us and by what is economically feasible. >>the district has also been hosting virtual town hall meetings. they're requesting folks

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening on friday. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news. >>i donated no 10 nearly all of california state university classes may remain online not only for fall, but for the rest. the school year in the academic year, the csu chancellor says there's more than half a million employees and students in the entire system and the impact on the faculty and the students is being considered along with the community at large. the chancellor says that a small number of courses that require in person meetings would be in person but other than that everything else could be done virtually. >>well today you may just want to stay inside and do everything virtually anyways this is going to be a hot afternoon. step outside and enjoy it for the time being it 60's and 70's currently >>in national news, the u.s. supreme court opened the door for more employers and universities to deny birth control coverage in there company health care plans our dc correspondent alexandra limon has the details. >>the u.s. sup

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening ony. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news. >>and parents and teachers in san francisco are also concerned about what's going to happen to schools in the fall right now the san francisco district is working on how they should reopen next month so far at tentative date is set for august 17th. the san francisco health department is also working on guidelines for how this would happen. this could be a combination of full time in person learning or distance learning where stud nts are at home part of the time or where their home all of the time. >>the board of education is dedicated to opening at camp says based on what's best for students and families and staff that work in the schools. but we must be guided by what the science tells us and by what is economically feasible. >>the district has been holding virtual town halls to figure it out they're requesting people also can send questions and ideas to them and we have a link of where you can do that on kron 4 dot com. >>related note n

. >> betty yu is in oakland with the latebreaking details . >> reporter: the unified school district said the first day of school this year will not be filled with the kind of joy and excitement that teachers, parents and staff traditionally look forward to because of the pandemic and we are hearing initial pushback against the plan that was just released via a virtual press conference. school in oakland will begin in one month with distance learning for all students and the district will introduce phases of blended learning where students will attend student school in person and to some distance learning. the district expects that the first base phase will last for weeks and it will ensure the school sites in oakland will have enough time to implement covid- 19 safety plans. the district is also encouraging everyone in the community and that is students and teachers to wear masks and the plan was released after heavy and lengthy consideration from both public health experts and school leaders. >> the decision is not an easy one to make as there are different needs for family and sta

. >>> tonight oakland unified school district is looking aid head to the school year this fall. details on the tough decisions that will have to be made. >>> plus a prestigious south bay high school admits it failed to protect students after multiple complaints of sexual assault were reported -- or never, rather, reported. we'll have more on that. >>> and amazon employees demanded to remove a popular app from their phones, but then a reversal from the company. those details next. this isn't our first flip. and sure, some renovations can require a bit of compromise. but, there's no settling here. at floor and decor, she gets to fulfill her vision while i get in-stock products at budget-friendly prices. all in one trip. plus, we get the installation materials we need to get it done right and right on time. it's a win-win. now that's shopping like a pro. explore floor and decor, now open for safe in-store shopping and curbside pickup. >>> well, tonight, the oakland unified school district is laying out its plan to get students back to school this fall. tom joins us now. you can bet

>>thank you michelle happening tonight, the oakland unified school district wrapping up a news conference announcing plans for students for the upcoming school year. this is video from the virtual news conference tonight. we have learned when school begins august 10th exactly one month from today all students will take distance learning classes. that will last up to 4 weeks before students are brought back to campuses in phases officials say families may choose to remain in full distance learning regardless of what phase they're in. we'll have much more on this with a live report coming up on kron 4 news at 9 o'clock and the san francisco unified school district also wants to start off its school year with distance learning supervisor, matt haney sent this tweet out tonight. he says the district will recommend of the school board that students and teachers do not return in person when the school year begins on august 17th. the plan will include distance learning for nearly all students with some possible in person learning. they say hybrid learning will be phased in when the science and d

. >> using their car horns and homemade signs in a caravan, some oakland unified school district staffembers and parents of bay area students demand schools remained closed during the coronavirus pandemic. >> we have to stand for the protection and safety of the children. we are not going to sacrifice our students and children. >> reporter: the small group acknowledged the challenges of keeping kids home, but said the focus needs to be on safety. >> schools are the pillar of our community. to keep the schools closed is actually keeping our whole community safe. >> reporter: officials plan to release recommendations on friday. saying in a statement, we recognize the different concerns raid by members of our communities. we will take all of this into consideration. >> it's time for us to get our kids back to school. >> reporter: the white house continues to push for schools nationwide to reopen. president trump tweeted he disagreed with the tough and expensive guidelines put out by the cdc. hours later the agency's director said new guidelines would released. >> what is not the intent of

tonight the oakland unified school district laying out its plan to get students back to school this fall. >> yes, you can expect whatever decision is made, there will be a fight between the federal, state, and local governments. >> reporter: 8,000 people responded to the survey, the oakland unified school district put out july 2nd, and it will be discussed it the evening as oakland considers if, when, and how to reopen in schools. a leaked document called strong start for every student says teachers will return on august the 5th, so that classes may begin august 10th. instruction will be on-line for the first two weeks, with parents and students, explaining to them is what to be taught and learned. a month in, still on-line, instruction will be with several students in small groups. we will also learn more about meal plans, face coverings, thermometers, other person protective equipment, as well as how the district will keep the classrooms sanitized. earlier, the american academy of pediatrics even gave it's blessing to opening in school classes. >> so far the evidence points to children

. >> we just found out last week that the oakland unified school district is going to sh rt the yearce learning, but that we areng g to reassess every four weeks. so after the first four weeks, there is the possibility of maybe changing that. that is pretty much all we've been told. [laughter] >> it is a decision that we've made just in the last couple of weeks, actually, that we won't send her to school regardless of what happens, so the expectation is that therwill be some remote learning option and we would take advantage of that, t part of a challenge for us in particular is that my husband has lung and heart disease, so we are a family that is very vulnerable. >> opening schools is one of the most important things for our society, but one of the most complex. we make no bones about the fact that distance-learning is inferior to in class learning, so we do not do this lightly. we know there are a lot of disadvantages. >> canada and the u.k. and a lot of others actually decrease the infectio it is frustrating see america do everything opposite. >> as you heard, the is still a lot

it is unclear when oakland unified will release guidelines or make a decision.? we are safely reopening our country and we are safely reopening our schools but we want them to be open. >> despite a surge in cases across the country, president donald trump is threatening to cut federal funding from schools that do not reopen. because of president donald trump's criticism, the centers for disease control and prevention is expected to release new guidance next week that will give more clarity on reopening schools. for everything you need to know, we have plans . check out our special section ou website, kpix.com/ tran15. >>> bernard says the program is faced with increasing deficits which force them to drop the sports listed on your screen, including field hockey, rowing, and sailing. current scholarships will be honored for over 200 student athletes if they choose to remain at stanford they will decide whether his accountant must turn over his financial records including tax returns house democrats and prosecutors in new york have been asking for subpoenas as they

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening on friday. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news. >>and parents and teachers in san francisco are concerned about what's going to happen to their schools this fall right now the district is supposed to reopen august 17th. and they're working with the health department as to what are the guidelines the conditions of this will it be a combination of students learning online and going in or will it be solely one or the other they don't know yet. >>the board of education is dedicated to opening at camp says based on what's best for students and families and staff that work in the schools. but we must be guided by what the science tells us and by what is economically feasible. >>the district has been holding virtual town halls to try to figure it out and they're encouraging people to send in questions and ideas. we have a link on kron 4 dot com if you'd like to do that. >>a related note, nearly all california state university classes. maybe online not only this fall, but for the rest of

just last week the oakland unified school board gave the green light to break up the district's police department at the end of the year. california state senator nancy skinner represents oakland. >>and data from oakland unified indicates that police presence it would not increase safety and in fact an active fight racial disparities state senator scott wiener says more needs to be done to address the challenges inside of schools. challenges that officers are necessarily trained for we are over rely or in the police to address challenges in our schools that don't need policing all right and we need to do better and just focus in a fleece only on issues a truly required police intervention brian landis's officers should be in schools. this former school resource officer enrichment said a program specified for richmond high. >>led to a drop in the number of fights truancy calls and other issues. but only because officers were present through has been very good about having those discussions with the students. >>my which i would often come to me with questions about race about ious we hav

>>the oakland unified school district will be releasing their current recommendations for reopening on friday. reporting in oakland gayle ong kron 4 news. >>parents faculty and staff of san francisco unified school district are also very concerned about what's going to happen with schools in the fall, right now the school district is working on may how they should reopen schools next month. so far. a tentative date is set for august 17th and officials say they're also working with the health department in san francisco for some guidelines on how kids could go back to class safely this could be a combination of students going back full time 5 days a week or distance learning where students are at home part-timer home 24 7. >>the board of education is dedicated to opening at camp says based on what's best for students and families and staff that work in the schools. but we must be guided by what the science tells us and by what is economically feasible. >>the district has also been holding virtual town halls they are requesting people to send in questions and ideas. we have a link posted

oakland unified plans to start up with four weeks of online learning, and then schools would introduce blended learning, which mixes in person and online. but members of the teachers union says the plan fails to outline exactly how to keep everybody safe. >> it's very sort of general on the safety question. there is more detail on their sort of phases of learning, which is fine, but like we can't get to those phases until we have a safe condition to return to. >> the plan is not a done deal. on monday, oakland unified will hold a virtual town hall meeting to get feedback from families and staff about the plan. >>> another major issue facing schools across california. the federal government's threat to slash funding if they don't reopen fast enough, but as kpix 5's devin fehely reports, the california school board association says they won't budge. >> we share the president's urgency to resume schools, but not at any cost. we don't want to resume on campus instruction until it can be done safely and effectively. >> reporter: it's the large, looming question for hundreds of thousands of

oakland unified schools release details of how they plan to reopen schools for the new year. well for jonathan mccall is live here in the studio tonight with details on that this is a complicated process still a couple more hurdles to go through before this is all finalize pam, but as coronavirus cases continue to climb across the state. >>district leaders say they want to start the school year with at least distance learning for at least 4 weeks in oakland, oakland unified looking to start classes on august 10th which is less than a month. away. district leaders say the focus of this year's curriculum will be centered around distance learning with the potential of adding in person classes or even hybrid models along the way the district also provided details on their ultimate goal which is once again to get kids back into the classroom. but parents will also have the option of keeping their children at home full-time with distance learning. officials say they plan to review that plan every 4 to 6 weeks to see if the district is ready to move forward on to the next phase the

. >>> oakland unified is revealing more details about reopening plans for the fall. we know there is an emphasis on distance learning. taking a phased approach and during a public informational session we learned of another wrinkle that is being added to the instruction process for high school students. >> the recommendation is to implement mini mesters where students are experiencing three to four classes each quarter, each mini mester instead of the same work load that they have had in the past. >> now, last week the school district announced classes will start on august 10th with distance learning and then last up to four weeks. there are negotiations still going on at this point with teachers. >>> many oakland parents had hoped to begin the year with in-person learning and others felt getting back was premature. getting back to the classroom until two conditions are met. >> until we see the rates have dropped and steadily dropped to near zero for 14 days straight, we don't even want to consider any type of in-person learning at all. no hybrid learning. none of th

. >> reporter: 4500 families participated in the survey offered by the oakland unified school district. parents were asked how should the district reopen in the fall. a nonprofit helped with the survey. >> they want more regular communication with their teacher, they want more instructional minutes with their teacher. and they want more small group and one to one instruction in particular. >> reporter: most parents were fine with half day in school and half day of distanced learning. and they also favored one day of in-school instruction followed by distance learning the next day. while others said they supported year-round up. >> i don't see how it will work. >> reporter: and this mom has an incoming kindergarten. and she shared this video of them singing about starting school. she says her daughter may have to wait a year, she is undecided. >> they need contact and they need to touch each other, sit together. and if they are not able to do that in school, then it is not kindergarten. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics issued a statement saying evidenc shows the dad pick,

volunteers made a pasta dish and packed up nearly 500 meals and handed them out to oakland unified schooltudents and their families. >> hunger spiked here in the bay area and across the country. to have partners and companies like clif bar raising their hand and stepping up in major ways, it's invaluable. >> they donated 14 million bars and 2 million were distributed in oakland. >>> running out of time and money. the oakland zoo might be forced to close for good. >> quickly, a 6-year-old girl did what she could to keep the zoo open. she raised more than $60,000 in just a week. how did she do that? >> reporter: for than 100 days, the oakland zoo has been closed to the public. the zoo has been forced to dip into its dwindling reserves and rely on donations to help keep the facility running and the animals fed. one donor happens to be a 6-year-old girl who is selling these bracelets and has raised thousands of dollars. >> i want to be an e.r. doctor. >> reporter: she's a 6-year-old on a mission to save lives and save the oakland zoo. the family visits the zoo so often, the animals have watch

berkeley unified oakland unified west contra costa unified mount diablo unified and brentwood union elementaryschool district this is of course just a small fraction of districts across the bay area that are forced to adapt to the covid-19 pandemic which shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon. and grim predictions are being made about the future of caltrain that's after a sales tax measure that could have generated a 100 million dollars a year was blocked by members of the san francisco board of supervisors. kron 4 morning. kelly has reaction from a member of caltrain board of directors who calls the move a death knell for rail line. >>it could be the end of caltrain as we know it we're facing a fiscal kids cliff in october. this is the lifeline of transit for the peninsula in silicon valley. i just can't fathom why the san francisco board of supervisors wouldn't at least have taken action to give the voters a chance to weigh in and see if they wanted to help us save caltrain charles stone is on the peninsula corridor, joint powers board which oversees the rail line that prepandemic trans

. >>> today a group of parents and employees in the oakland unified school district will ask the board to keep classrooms closed during the pandemic. demonstrators will take part in a car caravan beginning at 3:00 this afternoon at east oakland pride elementary school. the caravan will end in front of school district headquarters on broadway for a news conference at 5:00 tonight. emmons traders say protecting the health of students and school employees is paramount. california leaders are announcing they are joining a nationwide lawsuit against the trump administration regarding school funding. tony thurmond and california attorney general xavier becerra took part in the announcement yesterday. they accused the u.s. education department of siphoning money from public schools provided under the care's act and directing the funds to private schools instead. >>> almost 3 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus here in the u.s. since the pandemic began. more than 131,000 people have died and more than 90 hundred 36,000 people have recovered he virus. yesterday, there were at least 45,00