San Francisco sues school board, district to resume in-person classes

What they're saying: "The Board of Education and the school district have had more than 10 months to roll out a concrete plan to get these kids back in school. So far they have earned an F. Having a plan to make a plan doesn’t cut it," Herrera said.

• “Various public schools in Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa counties have all figured it out,” he added. “Private and parochial schools in San Francisco have figured it out. In-person instruction needs to be the Board of Education’s singular focus..."

Context: Teachers unions in the state have said they won’t go back to classrooms until they are vaccinated and more COVID-19 safeguards are in place.

• School board and district officials cited a lack of testing and vaccines in San Fransisco and new variants as reasons for holding off on reopening campuses, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The big picture: The lawsuit seeks a court order directing the district to prepare to offer in-person instruction, saying "the school district and its independently elected leadership have already squandered months of opportunity to develop a real plan as required by state law" and "it is possible to do so safely" at this time.

• The lawsuit is the first of its kind in California, according to AP.

What to watch: "If granted, the order would compel the district to act at that point, before the final outcome of the case," Herrera's statement said.