Lamar Freeman

football coach at Loyola High School near downtown LA, and head coach of the LA Rampage Pop Warner football team in South LA

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Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a bill that sets aside nearly $7 billion for schools that reopen for in-person instruction by the end of March.

Should California reopen schools soon? Opinions differ among teachers, parents, sports coach

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