Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has cleared county elementary schools to fully re-open for the first time in nearly a year. The decision is due to dropping coronavirus rates, health officials confirmed Monday night.

But it isn’t clear that school district officials or the teachers union are ready for an immediate resumption of in person instruction. Teachers unions remain cautious, and some districts across the State have responded more quickly than others.

Scientists are not certain why infection and death rates are dropping. But they are down by about half in two weeks in LA County..