Hundreds of thousands of California students face an imminent choice: Get vaccinated for Covid-19 or stay home. POLITICO's Mackenzie Mays breaks down how some schools districts in the Golden State are putting mandates to the test.

Mackenzie Mays is an education reporter for POLITICO California.
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Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

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