Los Angeles Schools Mandate Vaccines For Students 12 And Up

Students in sports and other extracurricular activities must be fully vaccinated by the end of October and all others students by Dec. 19.

Students age 12 and older in the Los Angeles public school system soon must be vaccinated to attend classes on campus under one of the toughest anti-COVID mandates enacted in the nation. The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District voted Thursday to require students age 12 and up to be fully vaccinated — with those who take part in sports and other extracurricular activities receiving both of two shots by the end of October and all others by Dec. 19. Students who can't show proof of vaccination won't be permitted to have in-person learning following the end of winter break on Jan. 11 unless they have a medical or other exemption.