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US School Districts Weigh Duty to Migrants in Shelters
When San Benito, Texas, school leaders learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in their small town near the U.S.-Mexico border, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers, mobile classrooms and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment resemble one of his schools. While a government contractor...
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Colorado School District Introduces 4-Day Weeks to Cut Costs
Hate Mondays? Maybe you should consider moving to Colorado. A school district in the Centennial State has cancelled school on Mondays in favor of a four-day school week. But Garfield-like attitudes is not why school district 27J, located outside Denver, made the decision. The district, which serves 18,000 students in Brighton, Commerce City, Henderson, Thornton and Aurora, believes that the...
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Teens Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Watertown After Argument About Smoking: Police
A man is suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s teenage son and daughter at their Watertown home Tuesday night after an argument about him smoking cigarettes in the house escalated, according to police. They said the man had moved into the home just two weeks earlier.
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Second Day of Teacher Strike Moves Forward
LAUSD parents and teachers want those at the top to come together to find common ground and get students back in the classroom. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 Jan. 15, 2019.
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Teachers at Glassell Park School Join Morning Picket
Teachers join the picket line at outside Sotomayor Learning Academies. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Monday Jan. 14, 2019.
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Poway Unified Struggling to Fill Special Needs Aide Shortage
A shortage of instructional aides in the Poway Unified School District is leaving special needs students without individual care and wearing on the instructors that are left doing the work.
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LA County Education Officials Dedicate $2 Million to Aid 2020 Census Accuracy
The Los Angeles County Office of Education announced Monday that it will dedicate $2 million to help historically undercounted communities conduct an accurate 2020 Census.
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LAUSD Announces New Platform for Student Data
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner Tuesday announced a new system intended to consolidate information about the district’s 600,000 students.
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Delaware School Sorry for Serving Roseanne Anthem Rendition
“The Star-Spangled Banner” isn’t an unusual feature of high school pregame festivities, but Roseanne Barr’s screeching 1990s rendition surprised spectators at one Delaware volleyball game. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the Seaford School District apologized Wednesday for the shock served at Seaford High School’s Tuesday game against Milford High.
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‘We're Here for Diego': Grief Turns to Anger at Vigil for Student Who Died in Beating at School
Distraught students and parents shouted at a Southern California school district leader and demanded answers during a vigil Wednesday night for a Moreno Valley middle school student who died after suffering severe injuries in a confrontation on campus.
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SEC Sues Montebello Unified School District for Defrauding Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Montebello Unified School District, its former chief business officer and its superintendent of schools for allegedly defrauding investors in a $100 million bond offering, the agency announced Thursday.
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Special Needs Boy Ends Up Handcuffed in Back of a Patrol Car After Walking Away From School
Abraham Hibbert’s father gave permission to share video of his 11-year-old son in handcuffs in a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department squad car reportedly after a meltdown at school Monday.
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Special Needs Student Handcuffed in Lancaster
11-year-old boy with autism walks away from school and ends up in handcuffs. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019.
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Teen Dies After Solo Golf Cart Crash on Orange County School Campus
An investigation was underway after a special education student died of injuries he suffered in a golf cart crash on his high school campus, the school said Wednesday.
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Orange County Special Needs Student Killed in Golf Cart Crash
A special needs student was killed in an electric golf cart crash at a high school. Gene Kang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.
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High School Students Stage Walk-Out in Wake of Teen's Deadly Golf Cart Crash
El Modena High School students led a walkout Thursday in the wake of the death of a classmate with autism who died from injuries he suffered in a campus golf cart crash.
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CHP to Target Drivers Illegally Passing School Buses
Motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses will be targeted by law enforcement in one Southern California city.
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LAUSD Increases Emergency Drills to Normalize Them Like Fire Drills
The Los Angeles Unified School District is bumping up the number of times schools will hold emergency drills, the superintendent announced Tuesday.