Los Angeles Unified

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students returned to classrooms Monday, but some were met with long lines as they arrived on campus due to an extended process of verifying requiring COVID-19 tests.

According to the lawsuit, a boy was told to run five laps around the field at Dodson Middle School, even though he told his teacher he had the flu and could not participate. The boy collapsed while running laps and was pronounced dead due to cardiac arrest.

Los Angeles Unified School District is looking at options to reopen schools when it is safe to do so amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday implementing those plans won’t be easy. Referring to county and state health guidelines, Beutner said kindergarten through fifth-grade in-person instruction will likely be easier to manage, with classes that could...

A lawsuit filed against Los Angeles Unified on behalf of a Black boy with a speech and language impairment alleges he was verbally and physically abused by his white preschool teacher in 2019 and that the principal did nothing about it. The boy is identified only as K.D. in the Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit brought on his behalf Tuesday…

It’s a new world for students, but they’re not the only ones navigating all the changes of online education. Teachers are also learning to work from home. Kim Baldonado reports Aug. 19, 2020.

Play equipment will begin being distributed Monday at Los Angeles Unified School District Grab & Go Food Centers as part of a program to encourage healthy activities for children at home due to restrictions prompted by the coronavirus outbreak. Free balls, jump ropes and other gear children can use to play at home will be distributed at Garfield and San…

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced a mental health hotline will begin operating Thursday to help students and families coping with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The hotline, which can be reached at 213-241-3840, will be staffed by counselors and mental health professionals on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting Thursday, LAUSD officials said. Hotline...