I wonder who those parents say now...

More than a dozen Southern California parents, from the Inland Empire to the Los Angeles County coast, have joined forces in a lawsuit against several California officials ? arguing that barring in-person classes this fall will hurt students, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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?I?ve seen the difficulties (my students) have faced with having to learn remotely and from the lack of socialization with their peers, having to do everything online,? plaintiff Matthew Brach, a Rancho Palos Verdes resident and father of two teenagers, said in a recent interview. ?And as I?ve watched them struggle, I can only imagine what was happening for the rest of the students in our district.?

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Mark Meuser, with Dhillon Law Group, the San Francisco firm representing the plaintiffs, said science indicates schools should open and that children have a minimal risk of contracting or dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

?We are seeing schools open up around the world and there are no spikes of transmission going on,? Meuser said in a recent phone interview. ?(That) everybody shut down because downtown L.A. might have more cases than everywhere else in the community does not make sense and is not following the science.?

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