Shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom released the state’s Safe Schools for All plan on Dec. 30, Los Angeles Unified School District responded, underscoring that it will take a coordinated effort at the state and local levels to reopen classrooms as soon as possible while protecting the health and safety of all in the school community.

“On behalf of the more than 1 million students we serve, we welcome the efforts by the Newsom administration to make the reopening of public school classrooms a priority,” LAUSD spokesperson Shannon Haber wrote in a release.

“We will look carefully at what is being proposed and intend to provide feedback to the governor and his staff, as well as our legislative representatives in Sacramento, to make sure the guidelines address the needs of students and families served by large, urban districts across the state,” she wrote.

“We recognize much time has been put into the governor’s plan, as two months have passed since our letter of Nov. 2. We will provide a thorough response prior to the Legislature reconvening on Jan. 11,” she wrote.