SCHOOLS REMAIN EMPTY DURING THE PANDEMIC, ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS FULL OF STUDENTS. BUT THEY ARE NOT ATTEMPTING -- ATTENDING CLASS. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER JOHN GREGORY IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN. JOHN: RAISING A LOT OF CONCERN AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH T WAS A COMMERCIAL BEING FILMED ON CAMPUS AND IT IS RAIST OF QUESTIONS WITH PARENTS. EVEN MORE UPSETTING FOR PARENTS THE KIDS WERE SEEN WITHOUT MASKS AND NOT SOCIAL DISTANCING. KESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BEING USED TO FILM AN APPLE COMMERCIAL. FILMING RULES ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE RULES CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO GET SCHOOLS OPEN. PRODUCTIONS MUST FOLLOW STRICT GUIDELINES AND HAVE A COMPLIANCE OFFICER ONSET. STILL, PARENTS CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SAME SAFETY MEASURES CAN'T BE USED TO GET SCHOOLS BACK OPEN. >> CALIFORNIA HAS ITS PRIORITIES COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. THE FACT THAT LAUSD SAYS IT'S SAFE TO HAVE KIDS WORKING ON CAMPUS TO FILM FOR APPLE TV BUT THEY CAN'T HAVE THE HIGHEST NEEDS KIDS WITH DISES ON CAMPUS TO RECEIVE THEIR FEDERALLY MANDATED SERVICES AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT IS NOT SAFE, THAT MAKES NO SENS1 JOHN: PARENTS ARE POINTING THE FINGER AT THE TEACHERS UNION FOR THE SCHOOL CLOSURE AND THEY A ESPECIALLY UPSET ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS NOT BEING ON CAMPUS. L.A. UNIFIED ISSUED THIS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE, "LOS ANGELES UNIFIED IS WORKING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOLS SAFEST WAY POSSIBLE. STATE RULES CURRENTLY ALLOW FILMING AT SCHOOLS EVEN THOUGH THOSE SAMOLS DO NOT MEET THE STATE RULES TO REOPEN." FILMING HAS JUST RECENTLY RESTARTED IN THE LOS ANGELES