HAYWARD SCHOOLS REOPEN

Hayward Unified students and educators returned to in-person classes Tuesday after the district held classes online last week due to shortages of healthy staff members and COVID-19 tests.

The school district's board of education voted Friday in favor of the return to campuses along with a combination of safety measures which district officials and county public health officials believe will help keep students and staff safe.

During the week of Jan. 3-9, when students returned from winter break, 702 students and 112 staff members tested positive for the virus, according to the district.

Officials plan to deploy district employees and volunteer educational staff to campuses in the event that too many standard staff members contract the virus.

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