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California Governor Lays Out Plan To Reopen Schools

The $2 billion plan would get the youngest students back in the classroom first.

California Governor Lays Out Plan To Reopen Schools

Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP

By Jay Strubberg

Posted: 6:00 p.m. EST Dec 30, 2020

California's governor laid out a plan to reopen schools as it continues to deal with a COVID surge. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $2 billion plan that aims to first get students in kindergarten through second grade back in a physical classroom, as well as those who are most impacted by the pandemic.

Newsom: "No one's ideological in this endeavor. We have a default that's in person, but we're not naive about the challenges as we address the headwinds on this third wave."

California is averaging around 40,000 new COVID cases a day, and hospitals in the state have been pushed the brink.

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