COVID-19 spikes in Fallbrook schools

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

Administrators in Fallbrook schools – at both the elementary and high school districts – put out warnings at their respective meetings Monday, Jan. 10, that COVID-19 is a meaningful threat at their schools.

Superintendent Candy Singh of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District told the board that more than 1,100 students were absent on Jan. 10. The district has 4,902 in-person students enrolled and 810 district employees.

At some schools, there were more staff than students with COVID-19, making it difficult to find substitute teachers and other replac...