San Diego County students are heading back to school. Thousands of students already received a warm welcome with balloons, photo ops and more.
Wondering when students go back to school in the county? Here's a list of when school starts for each district in the 2022-2023 school year.
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San Diego:
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- San Diego Unified is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 29.
- COVID-19 Update: With the start of the new school year, San Diego Unified is strongly recommending staff, students and visitors wear masks. Check out the district's COVID-19 dashboard here.
South Bay:
- Chula Vista Elementary School District returned to school on Wednesday, July 20.
- COVID-19 Update: Masks are strongly encouraged as COVID-19 cases continue to uptick in the county.
- Sweetwater Union High School District returned to school on Wednesday, July 20.
- COVID-19 Update: Vaccinated staff and students are strongly recommended to wear a face mask indoors. Unvaccinated staff and adult visitors must wear masks when in the presence of others indoors. More details on the district's COVID-19 update are here.
- San Ysidro School District returned to school on Monday, July 25.
- South Bay Union School District returned to school on Monday, July 25.
North County:
- Escondido Union High School District returned to school on Tuesday, August 9.
- Del Mar Union School District is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 15.
- San Dieguito Union High School District is scheduled to go back to school on Tuesday, August 16.
- Cardiff School District is scheduled to go back to school on Tuesday, August 16.
- Encinitas Union School District is scheduled to go back to school on Tuesday, August 16.
- Oceanside Unified School District is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 17.
- Poway Unified is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 17.
- COVID-19 update: Indoor masking in K-12 school settings continues to be a strong recommendation, but not required. Click here to view more COVID-19 updates.
- Carlsbad Unified School District is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 24.
Eds Note: There was a link posted to the COVID-19 Guidelines for 2021-2022 that stated masks were required at Carlsbad Unified Schools. Please note that masks are not required at the districts schools for the 2022-2023 school year.
East County:
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District returned to school on Wednesday, August 10.
- Grossmont Union High School District is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 15.
- Lemon Grove School District is scheduled to go back to school on Tuesday, August 16.
- Cajon Valley Union School District is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 17.
- Santee School District is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 24.
- Jamul-Dulzura School District is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 15.
- Alpine Union School District is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 17.
- Dehesa Union School is scheduled to go back to school on Wednesday, August 17.
- Lakeside Union School District is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 22.
- Ramona Unified is scheduled to go back to school on Monday, August 22.
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