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The Poway Unified School District was recently named a Golden Bell Award winner for its yearslong “No Place for Hate” initiative.
The 2020 award from the California School Boards Association is the first time PUSD has won since 2013.
The district was among 116 entrants in 19 categories and won in the category of School Culture & Safety. The 26 judges were experts from school districts and county offices of education.
The district’s “No Place for Hate” initiative was created in 2016 after several hate- and race-related incidents took place at local schools. With the help of the Anti-Defamation League, as well as students, community leaders and law enforcement, the district moved to address issues of bias and bullying. “No Place for Hate” started at the district’s high schools and has since expanded to nearly all of its 39 campuses.