Decrease in school absences indicates omicron surge in Orange County may have peaked, officials say
"I wish I would have hugged her tighter." The Pasadena woman's husband said their newborn son was saved as she got sick.
The threefold increase in student absences was also the case with the Orange Unified School District. The Anaheim Elementary School District reported absences were five times greater.
A closer look at cases by child age group is not as convincing. There was a slight drop in the seven-day average rates among 15- to 18 year-olds, Across other age groups it may be too soon to tell. For Santa Ana Unified School District this week, it appears things are turning around. After seeing attendance as low as 80% in the last three weeks, more students returned to class on Tuesday and Wednesday.School district funding is contingent on students' average daily attendance to districts. Everyone is hopeful there is some relief from Sacramento, otherwise the districts may be on course to lose millions of dollars.
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