LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Unified School Superintendent Austin Beutner has announced the suspension of all in-person school instruction and childcare as cases of COVID-19 continue to spiral upward in Los Angeles County.

LAUSD has been offering one-on-one and small-group tutoring in person for students. Those efforts will now shift to online. The district is also temporarily suspending childcare, which had been provided for the children of school-based employees and high-needs families, as well as athletic conditioning programs for student athletes.

These changes are expected to be in place by Thursday.