The state’s superintendent wrote a letter that says schools likely won’t open for the remainder of the school year. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Schools in Los Angeles County and throughout the state could remain shuttered through the end of the school year due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction told education leaders Tuesday. In a letter to superintendents across the state, Tony Thurmond wrote that campuses might remain off-limits longer than anticipated for the safety of students and…

It appears schools will remain shut down for the remainder of the academic year, as seen on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

The parents of two sisters struck by a big rig while walking to school in the Exposition Park area in 2019 filed court papers Monday alleging wrongful death and naming the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified, Metro and Caltrans as defendants. The still unofficial lawsuit was brought by Francisco Lorenzo and Angelina Nicolas, the father and mother of…

Schools in the nation’s second-largest school district will be closed for at least two weeks, beginning March 16.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is providing 100,000 N-95 masks to 10 area hospitals, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Saturday. The district had purchased personal protective equipment, including masks, to use for emergencies such as fires, Beutner said. Los Angeles Unified employees and volunteers are using a portion of the masks for staff at the Grab & Go Food Centers…

Uber will continue to offer discount trips for families traveling to any of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 64 Grab-and-Go food centers through April 3, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The discounts are for 25% of the per-ride cost, up to $10, on UberX and UberXL. People can enter the code LAUSD2020 in the payment section of the…

Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will be closed through May 1, the district announced in a statement Monday. All schools in the nation’s second-largest school district have been closed since March 16 due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. New restrictions in LA County and across the state limiting large gatherings of people followed the district’s…

There are 60 grab-and-go food centers in the LAUSD. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Wednesday March 18 2020.

Sixty grab-and-go food centers will open Wednesday in the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide students with meals during the district’s coronavirus closure. The centers will be open daily from 7 to 10 a.m., Monday through Friday. Students will be provided with two meals.  Here is a map of locations. Click here for an extensive list of free...

It’s only two days into school closures, and parents were coping with the possibility that school will not open until the fall. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

Ted Chen reported on NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The Dream Center will be offering meals during the LAUSD school closure. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Monday March 16, 2020.

Some students seem excited to not have to go to school, while parents prepare for the unprecedented move. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, Mar. 13, 2020. 

Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will close, effective Monday, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

District leaders made the announcement at a news conference. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Friday March 13, 2020.

Will schools close? LAUSD is holding an emergency meeting to decide. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2020.

United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing teachers for the Los Angeles Unified School District, called on Superintendent Austin Beutner Thursday to proactively shut down schools due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe the only way to address this looming health crisis and to protect our students, families and communities is to have an accelerated timeframe for the school…

No spectators will be allowed at athletic events and all large student and staff gatherings have been cancelled, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Wednesday. No known connection between individuals with the virus and LAUSD existed, Beutner announced. The superintendent said that all school schedules will remain normal, but the school district was taking several actions to…

California voters have rejected a $15 billion bond to renovate California’s aging schools, the only statewide measure on last week’s primary ballot. Proposition 13 promised to provide funds for new construction and repairs at campuses dealing with problems like leaky roofs, old wiring and toxic mold. It needed a simple majority to pass. But the “no” votes had a comfortable…