More Central Valley elementary schools can now hold in-person classes
The list includes schools in Tulare, Fresno, Kings, Merced and Madera counties that were granted waivers.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A total of 43 elementary schools in the Central Valley have been given the green light to reopen campuses after being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The California Department of Public Health has released a list of schools from across the state that have been granted a waiver to hold in-person classes.
The list includes schools in Tulare, Fresno, Kings, Merced and Madera counties. (Scroll down to see the full list)
Experts say the science points towards letting elementary school kids go to school.
Of the schools that applied to the state for a waiver, only a handful were denied. None of the schools in Central Valley counties were denied.
Here is the full list of Central Valley schools that were granted the waiver:
FRESNO COUNTY - 18 schools
Carden School of Fresno
Clay Joint Elementary School District
Faith Christian Academy
Fresno Adventist Academy
Fresno Christian School
Hume Lake Charter School
Kepler Charter School
Kerman Christian
Kerman Unified School District
Kings Canyon Unified School District
Kingsburg Elementary School
Laton Unified School District
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Pine Ridge Elementary School
St. Anthony's Catholic School
St. Helen's Catholic School
St. LaSalle Catholic School
Truth Tabernacle Christian SchoolKINGS COUNTY - 5 schools
Armona Union AcademyHanford Christian SchoolKings Christian School (K-6)Mary-Immaculate Queen School - LemooreSt. Rose-McCarthy Catholic SchoolTULARE COUNTY - 10 schools
Central Valley Christian Academy (K-6) Dinuba Jr. Academy (k-2) and Dinuba Jr. Academy (k-6) George McCann (Tk-2) and George McCann (Tk-6) Hope ElementarySaucelito Elementary Sierra View Jr. Academy (TK-6) St. Aloysius (TK-2) and St. Aloysius (TK-6) St. Anne's Catholic School (TK-2) and St. Anne's Catholic School (TK-6) St. Paul's School (TK-2) and St. Paul's School (TK-6) Zion Lutheran School (K-2) and Zion Lutheran School (TK-6)MERCED COUNTY - 3 schools
Bernhard Marks Elementary (3-5)
Our Lady of Miracles
Dos Palos Elementary (TK-2)MADERA COUNTY - 7 schools
Chawanakee Academy Charter School Edison-Bethune Charter School Hillside Elementary North Fork School Sierra View Elementary Spring Valley School Webster ElementaryYou can see the waiver status of all the California schools that applied here.
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