It's no secret that wildfires and other emergencies are disruptive to day-to-day routines, including getting to school. Chronic absenteeism has more than doubled in California schools since the start of the pandemic.

Now, a new education trailer bill signed by Governor Newsom last week will require schools to post plans for how they will handle instructing students during emergencies or else face losing funding.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Nicole Glentzer, Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools.

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